Sandpipers - Family Scolopacidae - Order Charadriiformes
Sandpipers are a large family of waders or shorebirds. They include 96 species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Sandpipers have long bodies and legs, and narrow wings. Most species have a narrow bill, but otherwise the form and length are quite variable. The bills are sensitive, allowing the birds to feel the mud and sand as they probe for food. They generally have dull plumage, with cryptic brown, grey, or streaked patterns, although some display brighter colours during the breeding season.
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Photo made near Kamperland, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Photo made in the "Noordervroon" near Westkapelle, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Photo made in the "Noordervroon" near Westkapelle, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Photo made in the "Noordervroon" near Westkapelle, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Photo made in the "Noordervroon" near Westkapelle, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Photo made in the "Noordervroon" near Westkapelle, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sanderling | Calidris alba | Photo made at the "Brouwersdam" near Ouddorp, The Netherlands | 02-01-2021
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | Photo made in the Keent near Grave, The Netherlands | 01-01-2021
* First record for January in the Netherlands *
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Photo made at the Noordpier in IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 07-08-2019
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | Photo made at the Noordpier in IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 07-08-2019
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Photo made at the Noordpier in IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 07-08-2019
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | Photo made at the Ezumakeeg Zuid in the Lauwersmeer, The Netherlands | 17-05-2019
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Photo made near Miranda, New Zealand | 26-02-2019
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Photo made near Miranda, New Zealand | 26-02-2019
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Photo made in Deventer, The Netherlands | 03-11-2018
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | Photo made in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda | 16-02-2018
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
Nordmann's Greenshank | Tringa guttifer | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
Nordmann's Greenshank | Tringa guttifer | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Photo made at the salt pans of Pak Tale, Thailand | 14-02-2016
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Photo made in Medemblik, The Netherlands | 10-04-2015
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Photo made in Medemblik, The Netherlands | 01-02-2015
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Photo made at the Maasvlakte near Europoort, The Netherlands | 20-10-2014
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Photo made at the Maasvlakte near Europoort, The Netherlands | 20-10-2014
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Photo made at the Onnerpolder near Groningen, The Netherlands | 14-06-2014
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Photo made Photo made at the Sarapiqui River, Costa Rica | 24-02-2014
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Photo made in Wassenaar, The Netherlands | 30-08-2012
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Photo made in Wassenaar, The Netherlands | 30-08-2012
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Photo made in Wassenaar, The Netherlands | 30-08-2012
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | Photo made in Sirjansland, The Netherlands | 01-01-2011
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Photo made at Lake Langano, Ethiopia | 17-01-2010
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | Photo made at the Dijkgatbos near Den Oever, The Netherlands | 03-01-2010
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Photo made in Burgerbrug, The Netherlands | 06-10-2007