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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
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Aug 15, 2015. Captured Aug 10, 2015 16:40 in 8, 2060 Vakarel, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO500
  • 560mm