Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in its natural environment

Wildlife - Birds. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is the habitat of freshwater lakes and riverbanks up to an altitude of 4000 m. They feed on insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates.

Bird Species # 31 - Common Sandpiper The high-pitched call of the Common Sandpiper is one of the sounds of Spring/Summer, here in the Cairngorms National Park. Any loch or river has it's attendant Common Sandpipers. These little waders, that migrate from Africa every Spring, can be seen bobbing at the shore or flying over open water with their distinctive flicking flight. They nest on the ground and will often perch in trees, as this one is doing, to keep an eye on potential threats. Although th

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