common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Laem Pak Bia, Petchaburi, Thailand
Date 18 January 2013, 17:15:35
Author JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg
The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. 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.
