Bird Sighting
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola · Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
04/08/2021 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 04/08/2021
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Wood Sandpiper in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 04/08/2021
- Last recorded
- 27/04/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash, Pump House Flash
Other recent records
About the Wood Sandpiper
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 40 cm
- Weight
- 13.5–73 g
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