Common Greenshank
COMMON NAME: Common Greenshank
CATEGORIES: Inlet Migratory
Common Greenshank
These migratory shorebirds are long-legged and long-necked.
Pale in appearance, they are white underneath with fine grey streaks on top.
They have distinctive grey-green legs.
Either solitary or in small groups, they are wary and quick to flight if disturbed.
They breed from Scotland across to Siberia.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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