The Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a waders (shorebirds) found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A long-legged bird that feeds in wet ground and shallow water. It typically occurs in shores, wetlands and marshes.
In the Nordic countries the Green Sandpiper is best described as a summer visitor / passage migrant. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
Read about this species in Swedish →