Bird Sighting
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus · Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
29/01/2022 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 29/01/2022
- 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
Green Sandpiper in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 11/02/2021
- Last recorded
- 16/01/2026
- Places
- Hancock's Flood, Elton Hall Flash
Other recent records
About the Green Sandpiper
The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World.
The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the solitary sandpiper (T. solitaria). They both have brown wings with little light dots and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern. In addition, both species nest in trees, unlike most other scolopacids.
Given its basal position in Tringa, it is fairly unsurprising that suspected cases of hybridisation between this species and the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) of the sister genus Actitis have been reported.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 59 cm
- Weight
- 15.5–85 g
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