Shropshire Birder
Species Gallery - Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
A Summer visitor to the UK and always an exciting bird to watch. Very agile medium sized falcon capable of catching small birds and dragonflies which it will eat on the wing. With long pointed wings, primaries swept backwards it can resemble a 'giant swift'. the adult's body is streaked blue longitudinally with distinctive 'red trousers'. Juvenile birds lack the red and have a buff tone.to the plumage.
Green Sandpiper reflection VP 24 8 08 IMG_9791
Green Sandpiper VP 24 8 08 IMG_8832
Green Sandpiper VP 24 8 08 IMG_8851
Green Sandpiper VP 24 8 08 IMG_8861
Green Sandpiper Chelmarsh IMG_4572
Green Sandpiper Chelmarsh IMG_4569
Green Sandpiper Chelmarsh IMG_4564
Green Sandpiper Chelmarsh 31 7 09 IMG_0730
Green Sandpiper Chelmarsh IMG_4537
Green Sandpiper VP 7 8 09 IMG_1191
Green Sandpiper VP 7 8 09 IMG_1182
Green Sandpiper VP 7 8 09 IMG_1199
Green Sandpiper VP 28 6 08 IMG_1672
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