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Common sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucus

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Field Notes

Description:

A small wader with contrasting brown upperparts and white underparts. It habitually bobs up and down, known as 'teetering', and has a distinctive flight with stiff, bowed wings. Its presence is often betrayed by its three-note call which it gives as it flies off.

Habitat:

This one was standing the rainy weather on the top of a rock in the river near Pitlochry and it was making a call.

Notes:

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/common-sandpiper

Reference Links:

The RSPB: Common sandpiper

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Comments (4)
beaker98
Nice series Marta! I love sandpipers, although I have difficulty getting close enough to them:)

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PublishedAugust 8, 2013

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