
The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader.
Most records Oct to Jan
When Marsh Sandpiper sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 228 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Marsh Sandpiper is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
228 records, iNaturalist
20+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Tringa stagnatilis
Records
228
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Marsh Sandpiper on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Marsh Sandpiper is most recorded in Western Cape (45% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), based on 228 iNaturalist observations. 26 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Marsh Sandpiper peak from Oct to Jan, based on 228 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
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 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.