Not a good shot at all, but being one of the rarest shorebirds in the world, it made the "Best" gallery. There are thought to be less than 1000 of this species, Nordmann's or Spotted Greenshank, left. A few of us saw one of these birds on the 4/25 at the high-tide roost on Yeongjong Island, where Incheon Airport is located.

This image was taken on 5/6 at a part of the Saemangeum area. Amazingly, in a fairly small group of birds, early that morning we had 3 Spoon-billed Sands and probably 3 Nordmann's, this being one of them. The very dark upperparts and thick-based bill are obvious in this distant shot. Nordmann's are shorter-legged than Common Greenshanks, (and we had great side-by-side comparisons) but not to the extent that it appears in this photo. The bird is standing in a slight depression, creating the no-leg look. The short tibia, in comparison to Common Greenshank is visible.