Wood Sandpiper
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Boggy pools, lagoons (passage).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Daintier, browner than Green Sand.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Spotted RedshankRare · Estuaries
- Marsh Sandpiper · Pools
- Green SandpiperUncommon · Drains
- Common GreenshankUncommon · Bogs (summer); estuaries (passage)
- Greater Yellowlegs · Pools (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser Yellowlegs · Pools
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