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Non-breeding adult. Photo: Thibaud Vandaudenard/Flickr (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

A big shorebird, common in Europe and Asia. There it seems to fill the same niche as our Greater Yellowlegs; it is not too different in appearance, and it even sounds similar. Common Greenshanks show up in small numbers on the Alaskan islands, mostly during spring migration.
Family Sandpipers
A big shorebird, common in Europe and Asia. There it seems to fill the same niche as our Greater Yellowlegs; it is not too different in appearance, and it even sounds similar. Common Greenshanks show up in small numbers on the Alaskan islands, mostly during spring migration.
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A sharp tew-tew-tew, all on same pitch.
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