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Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Kotu, The Gambia

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The Common sandpiper is a small wader with short, greenish legs and short bill. Gray brown above, white below. Breast grey-brown, with striking white curl up on side breast.

It constantly bobs up and down body and head, known as 'teetering'.

 

Submitted: 05/04/2022

Accepted: 06/04/2022

 

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Uploaded on March 30, 2018
Taken on February 23, 2018