Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Size: | Up to 20 cms long |
Habitat: | Marshes, swamps and wetlands |
Feeding: | Insects, crustaceans and worms |
The Marsh Sandpiper is a small, migratory, wading bird which over-winters in Africa.
It is brown/grey in colour with white underparts and a white shoulder patch. It has a long beak and short, dark legs and feet.
It has quite a distinctive walk with its head and tail bobbing up and down.
This photo was taken in the Selous National Park, Tanzania.
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