Tringa nebularia
Common Greenshanks are widespread wading birds, feeding on a wide variety of invertebrates, tadpoles and small fish found along and in the shallow margins of dams and ponds, riverbanks, marshlands and swamps, lagoons, estuaries and beaches. They are usually seen alone although they might congregate in small flocks at abundant food sources.
The Common Greenshank is also a summer migrant to South Africa, being found locally in all our provinces (though very patchily in the arid Northern Cape) between August (some arrive in July already) and February. They breed in an enormous swathe of northern Europe and Asia, while their non-breeding range stretches from pockets of western Europe and most of Africa to southern Asia and Australia. The IUCN estimates a population of up to 1.5 million birds and classifies the Common Greenshank as being of least concern.
Adult birds are about 32cm long and weigh approximately 180g.
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This post is a reminder to observe birds more carefully sometimes without jumping to conclusions as to what they might be.
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Wading birds in non-breeding plumage can be a minefield – I’ve actually “unscheduled” two posts on the Little Stint and Sanderling because I started second guessing myself about which is which!
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Ek kan sien dat daardie lang bekkies van hulle ‘n vissie uit die water kan gryp!
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As ek dink hoe ek sukkel met “chopsticks” verbaas dit my dat voels so behendig kan wees met sulke lang snawels! 😀
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Sal moet kyk of ek hulle hier in ons omgewing kan raakloop, Dries.
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Ek glo met fyn kyk in die somer gaan jy hulle beslis daar op die strandmeer se oewers kry, Aletta
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Sal so maak.
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Hier is natuurlik ‘n wye verskeidenheid van seevoëls. Nog nie regtig ingegaan om te weet wat is wat nie. Ek bly nie by die see nie.
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Dit is goed om te hoor New Zealand se voelbevolking gedy so, Ineke!
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Hier is natuurlik baie beskermings groepe. Almal probeer die beste vir die voëllewe hier veral om dit eintlik al is wat regtig inheems is.
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