Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
  
 
     
   
In 2008, driven by a passion for Scotland and its wildlife, I approached the Scottish Government and asked for permission to film nesting Greenshanks. Permission was refused.

In 2008, driven by a chauffeur in a flashy limo, Donald Trump approached the Scottish Government (albeit with £1 billion in spare cash to spend) and asked for permission to destroy a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Permission was granted.

What a topsy turvy world we live in.

Meanwhile, as I save up for my next attempt to extricate a licence from the Scottish Government, I will content myself with these photos and vidcaps obtained from an anonymous source. They were recorded at a site in North West Europe.

    
 
     
Greenshank arriving at nest
 Greenshank arriving at nest  
Greenshank arriving at nest
Greenshank arriving at nest
 
   
Greenshank calling to mate Greenshank calling chicks back to nest  
 
Greenshanks calling at start of nest relief
  
Greenshank calling chicks back to nest
   
  Greenshank removing eggshell from nest   Adult Greenshank with chicks  
Greenshank removing eggshell from nest
Adult Greenshank with chicks
   
Photographs
  
   
greenshank nest and eggs   greenshank arriving at nest   greenshank settling on eggs   greenshank incubating eggs   head of incubating greenshank   greenshank chicks in nest