Sandpipers

Common Sandpiper

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Actitis hypoleucos

Sandpipers1 photoFirst seen: 6 September 2026

The Common Sandpiper is a small Eurasian wader that characteristically walks along the water's edge while bobbing its rear body. Migrants use both inland and coastal wetlands on their way to wintering areas across Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

ID tip: Look for the constant tail-bobbing, short legs, brown upperparts and a white wedge rising in front of the folded wing. Flight is low over the water on stiff, bowed wings.

First seen: 6 September 2026 · Ulcinj Salt Flats · 1 photo 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: 18–24 cm
Wingspan: 38–41 cm
Regional status: Passage migrant (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 8 September 2026
Habitat: Stony or muddy margins of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons and sheltered coasts
Diet: Insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms and other small invertebrates

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 Sandpiper

Places in my records

Selected photographs