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Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Description:

The wood sandpiper is a medium-sized wading bird, with a fine straight bill, yellowish legs and a conspicuous long white stripe from the bill over the eye to the back of the neck. In flight, it shows no wing-stripes and a square white rump. A passage migrant in spring and autumn, breeding in Northern Europe and wintering in Africa

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2 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

fantastic pic

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Perfectly beautiful.

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Maldon District (Essex), England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 17, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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