Where can you see the Wood Sandpiper in South Africa?

The Wood Sandpiper is most recorded in Mpumalanga (33% of records), Limpopo (27% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (19% of records), based on 1 192 iNaturalist observations. 8 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Wood Sandpiper on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Wood Sandpiper?

The Wood Sandpiper is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Wood Sandpiper?

The wood sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas , a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.

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Wood Sandpiper

Wood SandpiperTringa glareola

The wood sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) is a small wader.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Wood Sandpiper

Wood SandpiperTringa glareola

The wood sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) is a small wader.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotWood Sandpiper8 stays list it on site or nearby

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Quand venir

Recorded year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Meilleurs moisTous les mois

Records1,192 records

Curve from 1,192 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Où la trouver

Mpumalanga and beyond

Provinces where Wood Sandpiper is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

1,192 records, iNaturalist