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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Tringa glareola
Wood sandpiper. Greek: λασπότρυγγας. Pera River, Afandou, April 2022.
Passage migrant, uncommon. Length 20-23 cm, wingspan 36-40 cm. Sexes similar. River mouths, riverbed pools, reservoirs. Feeds on insects, worms, molluscs, small fish. Forages by probing busily in shallow water, on damp ground. Competitive, quarrelsome when feeding in small groups. Alert, nervous behaviour, soars with fast wing beats when disturbed.
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