Wood sandpiper / Bruchwasserläufer (Tringa glareola)

Bruchwasserläufer. 2024-08-24 18:24:00 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Canon EOS R7 200-800mm Shutter speed 10.375
ISO 800
Exposure 1/1250
Classification: Genus Tringa; Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel".^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Totally different from Green Sandpiper. [Link]
Calls: Flight call a soft, but explosive "whiff whiff" , sometimes with only one syllable. Display call similar to redshank but with only two accented beats; a fast melodious "dee-loo", repeated in cycles. [Link]
Physical details: length=19-21 cm, wingspan=56-57 cm, weight=50-80 g
Habitats: Wetland

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Uznach ♫ 2021-08-19 08:26:04 Source: BirdNet 20210819_082604 birdnet 1940 - Wood Sandpiper, saw a bird flying, check reports in Ornitho - Wood Sandpiper - Uznach.mp3 Uznach (song)

First documented observation: 2021-08-19 in Uznach. Most recent observation: 2024-08-24 in Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake).