Green Sandpiper

🔍 Overview

Scarce spring and autumn passage migrant; more frequent in autumn; scarce in winter. A secretive, bobbing wader of wet woodland edges and inland pools, usually seen on migration.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Dark green-brown above, white belly

Short straight bill, greenish legs

Contrasting white rump in flight

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Spring and autumn migrant through Sussex, especially at Pulborough Brooks, Woods Mill, and Adur Valley.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Clear “weet-weet” call in flight. Often alone, nervously bobbing at the water’s edge.