Tringa stagnatilis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-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. The specific stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".
The marsh sandpiper resembles a small elegant greenshank, with a long fine bill and very long yellowish legs. Like the greenshank, it is greyish brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back that is visible in flight. However, it is more closely related to the common redshank and the wood sandpiper. Together, they form a group of smallish shanks which tend to have red or reddish legs, and in breeding plumage are generally a subdued, light brown above with some darker mottling, with a pattern of somewhat diffuse small brownish spots on the breast and neck. The length is 22–26 cm (8.7–10.2 in), wingspan is 55–59 cm (22–23 in) and weight is 45–120 g (1.6–4.2 oz).
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Karachi | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 3 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 5 | Agra | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Prayagraj | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Sandpiper sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 114th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Sandpiper in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marsh Sandpiper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
39th of 65
Of the 65 cities where we can rate Marsh Sandpiper sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 39th at under 5%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 30%), Karachi (Pakistan, about 30%) and Zanzibar City (Tanzania, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marsh Sandpiper is recorded against all the birds logged in Saint Petersburg (20 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
