A Common Greenshank wading along the shore of a lake searching for food

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The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The greater yellowlegs and the common greenshank share a coarse, dark, and fairly crisp breast pattern as well as much black on the shoulders and back in breeding plumage. This is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. It is a migratory species, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. It breeds on dry ground near marshy areas, laying about four eggs in a ground scrape. Common greenshanks are brown in breeding plumage, and grey-brown in winter. When in water, they can appear very similar to marsh sandpipers but are distinguished by the shape of the lower bill which gives it an upturned appearance to the bill. They have long greenish legs and a long bill with a grey base. They feed on invertebrates

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Location: Blashford Lakes, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: bird, blashford, forest, greenshank, hampshire, lake, nebularia, shore, tringa, wader