Appearance:

An energetic, small tringa wader. Most similar to Green Sandpiper. Differs by light underwings, larger white spots on back, diffuse border between speckled chest and white belly, narrower dark markings on tail and a supercilium that reaches behind eye. Plumage leaves an overall much paler impression than Green Sandpiper, particularly in flight.

Sound:

Totally different from Green Sandpiper. Flight call a soft, but explosive "whiff whiff" , sometimes with only one syllable. Display call similar to redshank but with only two accented beats; a fast melodious "dee-loo", repeated in cycles.

Song:

Distribution:

Xeno-canto: map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

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Appearance:

Told from Common Nightjar by evenly broad pale bands on coverts, no dark leading edge of wing and rufous necklace all around nape. Underparts more rufous than C. Nightjar, and white throat-patch larger. Sexes are very similar, and both show white patches on wings and tail. Larger than C.N. and with experience possible to identify in silhouetting flight by it's larger head and longer tail.

Sound:

Female calls with rasping series of "eech-eech-eech-eech". Flightcall resembles C.N. Song very diagnostic, and not likely to be confused with any other sound. May be described as a fairly deep and resonant knocking, with a steam-engine-like rhythm; "ko-tok, ko-tok, ko-tok, ko-tok ".

Song:

Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

CC

CC-Photo:Hans Verdaat, Licence,Link.

CC-Photo:Bram Borkent, Licence,Link.

CC-Photo:Jorrit Vlot, Licence,Link.