Grzegorz Lesniewski / Portrait of a Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in water. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, May.

David Tipling / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} perched, summer plumage, Greece

David Pattyn / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) foraging for worms in water. Bulgaria, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) walking profile in shallow water, Uto Finland May

Markus Varesvuo / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) resting in shallow water, Uto Finland May

David Pattyn / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) head portrait, Bulgaria, April

David Pattyn / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) portrait whilst foraging in swamp, Bulgaria, April

David Pattyn / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) portrait in swamp, Bulgaria, April

David Pattyn / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) portrait in swamp, Bulgaria, April

Erlend Haarberg / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) stretching its wings, Pasvik, Finnmark, Norway, May

Tony Heald / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) leaf brought to the surface whilst feeding, Etosha National Park, Namibia October

Gerrit Vyn / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) singing on the breeding grounds, Chukotka, Russia, May

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) foraging in shallow water. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, May.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in shallow water. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, May.

Tony Heald / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) by water. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.

Anup Shah / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) foraging in the river, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) resting with a Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) on its head in lily covered pool. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) wading. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Damschen / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) hunting for food, Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, September 2008

Pete Oxford / White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) amongst driftwood and dried seaweed, Elephant Beach, Smylies Farm, East Falkland, Falkland Islands

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} resting on one leg, Sohar, Oman

Steve Knell / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) partially hidden behind rock. Sweden, May

Steve Knell / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} silhouette at sunset. Sweden, May 2006

Rolf Nussbaumer / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in shallow water, Samos, Greece. May 2000

Rolf Nussbaumer / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) wading in shallow water, Samos, Greece. May 2000

George McCarthy / Wood Sandpiper {Tringa glareola} Lesvos, Greece

George McCarthy / Wood Sandpiper {Tringa glareola} wading, Lesvos, Greece

Tony Heald / Wood Sandpiper {Tringa glareola} rear view standing in water, Etosha national park, Namibia.

Tony Heald / Wood Sandpiper {Tringa glareola} wading in water, Etosha national park, Namibia.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) standing in water, Al Ansab, Oman

George McCarthy / Portrait of Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Lesvos, Greece

DAVID TIPLING / Wood sandpiper summer plumage {Tringa glareola} Greece

DAVID TIPLING / Wood sandpiper summer plumage {Tringa glareola} Greece

Igor Shpilenok / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} calling on mountain pine, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

Niall Benvie / Wood sandpiper in wetland {Tringa glareola} Tartumaa, Estonia

Staffan Widstrand / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

DAVID TIPLING / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} juvenile swimming across pool, Finland.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruff, Curlew sandpiper and Wood sandpiper at high tide roost, Samos, Greece. {Philomachus pugnax}, {Calidris ferruginea}, {Tringa glareola}

Konrad Wothe / Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) perching on moss mound surrounded by water, Europe

Niall Benvie / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} in marsh, Tartumaa, Estonia

Niall Benvie / Wood sandpiper in marsh {Tringa glareola} Tartumaa, Estonia

George McCarthy / Wood sandpiper, Island of Lesbos, Greece

George McCarthy / Wood sandpiper, Island of Lesbos, Greece

George McCarthy / Wood sandpiper, Island of Lesbos, Greece

Paul Hobson / Wood sandpiper in water {Tringa glareola} Lesvos, Greece

DAVID TIPLING / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) in summer plumage. Greece, Europe

DAVID TIPLING / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) summer plumage. Greece, Europe

George McCarthy / Wood sandpiper, Island of Lesbos, Greece

Mike Read / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} Oulu Finland

Mike Read / Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} Finland