10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN SANDPIPER»
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352 of his 'Spring and Summer in Lapland,' Mr. WheelWright says of this bird, “
Far different are the quiet unobtrusive habits of this little bird during the breeding-
season, to the boisterous noisy behaviour of its congener, the green sandpiper.
Edward Newman, James Edmund Harting, William Lucas Distant, 1870
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Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
In all plumages dark greenish-brown above, spotted whitish; prominent short
supercilium in front of eye only, white eye-ring (slightly wider than Green
Sandpiper). Throat white, neck and upper breast brown, remainder of underparts
white.
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Birds of the Middle East
Resembles Green Sandpiper but upperparts paler, less contrasting and boldly
speckled whitish and with conspicuous white supercilium; also rather long,
yellowish-green legs and more elegant appearance. In flight brownish
upperparts ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
4
Birds of the Masai Mara
The Green Sandpiper is most similar to Wood Sandpiper but shows far greater
contrast between the dark back and wings, which have little in the way offlecking
in them, and the white belly. The face is usually quite dark, making the white ...
5
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Green Sandpiper is larger and has a white rump and black underwings. The flight
comprises bursts of shallow wing beats on slightly bowed wings, interspersed
with short glides. It has a prominent pale wing bar, brown rump and barred sides
...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Close in size, form and plumage to Green Sandpiper but with relatively narrower
wings extending past tail tip and slightly shorter legs. Instantly distinguished in
flight by dark rump and dark-centred, wholly harredtail: close-to, shows white ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
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Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
... 20cm, 8" Similarto Green Sandpiper, but more graceful and longer-legged;
browner above with more prominent white supercilium, spotted back and
yellowish legs. Breeding adult is more mottled above, with streaked neck and
sides to ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2014
The female Curlews are already on their way south before midsummer (the same
applies for example to Green Sandpiper and Spotted Redshank), the adult males
follow at the end of July, and the juveniles then dominate the passage during ...
9
Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 20cm, 8” Similar to Green Sandpiper, but more
graceful and browner above with a longer white supercilium, a well spotted back,
and slightly longer yellowish legs. Br ad is more mottled above, with a streaked ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, Or Synopsis of ...
... opinion of Doctor Latham, has considered Tringa Ochropus, and glareola of
Linnaeus, as varieties of the same species ; and lie might also have added the
littorea of the same author, which is undoubtedly the young of the Green
Sandpiper.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN SANDPIPER»
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Nature notes: green sandpipers
This is the green sandpiper. It is a wading bird that travels overland, and stops to feed and rest not only by large lakes but also beside small ... «The Times, Jun 15»
Family fun day at nature reserve
“Species including, snipe, teal, widgeon, gadwall and green sandpiper are all frequently seen here.” The drainage ditches at the site are also ... «Weston & Somerset Mercury, Apr 15»
American visitor is star of the show at Nosterfield
A Water Rail was seen in Ainderby Steeple, Green Sandpiper at Morton on Swale and a possible Rough-legged Buzzard was reported near ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Mar 15»
Boost bird populations with nest boxes and feed
Looking at the range and number of birds he spotted last month (over 44 types), including a green sandpiper and a cormorant, you cannot help ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Cops vow to save migratory birds
Among the birds that have fallen prey are the lesser whistling duck, gray-headed lapwing, red wattle lapwing, common snipe, green sandpiper, ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
22 Species of Birds Sighted in Aranmula Airport Area
Migratory birds such as the Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Whiskered Tern, Glossy Ibis ... «The New Indian Express, Jan 15»
Census finds decline in water birds in capital
... Marsh Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Pacific golden Plover, Green Shank were the major migratory birds spotted during the day-long census. «The Hindu, Jan 15»
Sharp Fall in Spotting Wetland Birds
Anish Mohan Thampi, who works as a C-DAC faculty, was the first to notice a green sandpiper in Akkulam. Waders like these have reduced in ... «The New Indian Express, Jan 15»
From the Undergrowth: Winter scenes have given us some great shots
Highlights of the year were Green Sandpiper, Pintail Duck, Lesser-spotted Woodpecker, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Mandarin Duck and the ... «Brighouse Echo, Jan 15»
From goldcrest to pestle puffball, the latest sightings at RSPB …
There was plenty of activity over the washland with a green sandpiper and a common snipe flying over. There were also six wigeons wheeling ... «Cambridge News, Sep 14»
