Common Greenshank

A pale, long-legged wader with a slightly upturned bill.

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Finding guide

Season first

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: Mainly autumn to spring, including passage
Where to start: Estuary paths and hides overlooking tidal flats; do not flush roosting flocks.
What to do when you arrive: In autumn and winter, check larger pale waders in estuary shallows for a slightly upturned bill and grey-green legs. Leg colour can be unreliable in poor light.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

Grey-green legs and a fairly long, slightly upturned bill. Very pale head and breast in winter; white rump extends up the back. Assess shape as well as leg colour against Redshank.

Habitat

Estuaries, intertidal mud and sand, and coastal shallows.

Behaviour

Wades or runs through shallows for small fish and invertebrates.

When to look

Mainly autumn to spring, including passage

Where to look

Estuary paths and hides overlooking tidal flats; do not flush roosting flocks.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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