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Tringa nebularia
The greenshank is found in Scotland, western and northern Scandinavia, northern Finland and northern Russia. It winters throughout Africa and in southern Asia, but populations from eastern Asia may fly as far as Australia. Less commonly it winters no farther than southwestern Europe. During migration, from the end of July till the end of September and sometimes occasionally as late as November, it may be met with throughout Europe, even inland. It occurs in groups, often of about ten, rarely as many as forty birds. The greenshank returns to its breeding grounds again in April or May. The breeding grounds are located in moors, heaths near water, treeless tundras and open woodlands. The nest is a shallow hollow lined with grass or other plant matter. In May or June the female usually lays four eggs, which she incubates mostly by herself, though the male occasionally relieves her. The young hatch after 23 to 25 days and, as soon as they are dry, scatter throughout the neighbourhood, concealing themselves in grass, heather, and the like. They are tended by the adult birds. The greenshank is one of the few waders to feed regularly on fish, which form about one-quarter of the bulk of its diet. When catching fish it immerses its entire head in the water. Besides fish it also feeds on aquatic molluscs and insects, especially water boatmen.
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