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Tringa nebularia

Long-legged greyish wader of marshes and estuaries

Habitat: freshwater marshes, moors and estuaries

Double passage migrant mainly in autumn; breeds in Scotland and Scandinavia

Greyish wader with long greenish legs and grey upturned bill

Runs around in shallows feeding frantically

Eats molluscs, crustaceans and worms

Nest is a hollow on ground

1 Brood May to June; 4 eggs buff blotched brown