This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it. |
- Tringa ochropus
Identification
Upper parts a dark grey brown with white speckles, underparts brilliant white, streaked breast, barred tail. Greenish legs. Smaller than Redshank, larger than Dunlin
Distribution
Generally a summer visitor to the UK, wintering in Southern Europe and Africa
Taxonomy
Habitat
Most often found on edge of pools, shores of reservoirs etc
Behaviour
Picks insects up from water
Nests in trees reusing nests of birds like thrush.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Tringa ochropus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
External Links