CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Tringa glareola
Two similar species feeding together gives a great opportunity to look at the similarities and differences in size shape and plumage. The Wood Sandpiper is on the right.
The Marsh Sandpiper has a longer finer bill and plain greyish plumage on the wing coverts while the Wood Sandpiper has a slightly shorter and thicker bill and a spotted appearance on the wing coverts