Tringa nebularia    Common Greenshank  Groenpootruiter
Common Greenshank
Lephalale, Dec 2019

A non-breeding summer visitor from the Palearctic. Uncommon. Occurs widely but very sparsely across the Waterberg, usually on larger dams (recorded in 13% of the Waterberg pentads); single birds are mostly encountered; one flock of six in Jan (see photo below).
Common Greenshank Waterberg distribution
Common Greenshank
Renosterfontein, Mar 2020

Common Greenshank
Goedehoop, Jan 2020


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