Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Not the clearest of photographs.
This lone specimen was on the far side of a wide river, well camouflaged against the background, but betrayed by its characteristic movements.
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The Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper, make up the genus "Actitis". They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize.
Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
By Philip Booker
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Uploaded Dec 28, 2020. Captured Sep 11, 2020 16:42 in A27, Lewes BN8 6AB, UK.
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