Sandpipers

Common Greenshank

Grünschenkel

Tringa nebularia

Sandpipers3 photosFirst seen: 6 September 2026

The Common Greenshank is a large active wader that breeds across northern Eurasia and winters from western Europe and Africa to southern Asia and Australia. It often feeds by sweeping its bill through shallow water or chasing small fish.

ID tip: The slightly upturned grey bill, long greenish legs and clean white rump extending in a wedge up the back are characteristic. It is larger and heavier-billed than Marsh Sandpiper.

First seen: 6 September 2026 · Ulcinj Salt Flats · 3 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Ulcinj Salt Flats6 September 2026

Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
Length: 30–34 cm
Wingspan: 55–62 cm
Regional status: Passage migrant (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 8 September 2026
Habitat: Estuaries, lagoons, saltmarshes, shallow lakes and flooded fields
Diet: Aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms, molluscs, tadpoles and small fish

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Common Greenshank

Places in my records

Selected photographs