Archive for the ‘Sandpipers’ Category

• Upland sandpiper

  Jan 4 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1092 Views | with Comments Off on Upland sandpiper

  Upland sandpiper – Bartramia longicauda – is a large N American sandpiper found as Accidental to the AWB Region in Western Sahara. Further information can be found on the Categories card – Vagrants &#...

• Spotted sandpiper

  Dec 21 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1137 Views | with Comments Off on Spotted sandpiper

  Spotted sandpiper – Actitis macularius – is a N American Vagrant to the AWB Region and further information can be found on the Categories card – Vagrants &#...

• Stilt sandpiper

  Dec 21 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1063 Views | with Comments Off on Stilt sandpiper

  Stilt sandpiper – Calidris himantopus – is a N American Vagrant to the AWB Region and further information can be found on the category card – Vagrants &#...

• Semipalmated sandpiper

  Nov 30 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1099 Views | with Comments Off on Semipalmated sandpiper

  Semipalmated sandpiper – Calidris pusilla – further information about this species which is a Vagrant to the AWB Region can be found in the category – Vagrants &#...

• Baird’s sandpiper

  Oct 10 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1173 Views | with Comments Off on Baird’s sandpiper

  Baird’s sandpiper – Calidris bairdii – is a New World Vagrant that has been recorded in Cyprus and further information can be found on the – Vagrants Card &#...

• Sharp-tailed sandpiper

  Mar 29 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1302 Views | with Comments Off on Sharp-tailed sandpiper

  Sharp-tailed sandpiper – Calidris acuminata – is a smallish migratory Asian shorebird of Type – wader, Family Scolopacidae and Order Charadriiformes. It breeds in the Tundra of far NE Siberia and winters in...

• Purple sandpiper

  Aug 15 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 1632 Views | with Comments Off on Purple sandpiper

  The Purple sandpiper – Calidris maritima is a small species of Type – wader, Family Scolopacidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder to the High Holarctic Tundra and Islands and winters on the shores of...

• Wood sandpiper

  Sep 2 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 2420 Views | with No Comments

  The Wood sandpiper – Tringa glareola is a small migratory Palearctic wader of the family Scolopacidae. It is a very extensive summer breeder to the subarctic wetlands of Eurasia, and in the winter migrates S to Africa, the...

• Marsh sandpiper

  Sep 2 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 2441 Views | with No Comments

  The Marsh sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis is a small Palearctic migratory wader of the family Scolopacidae. It is a summer breeder to the wetlands of the Steppe and Taiga Regions of Eurasia. In winter it migrates to the...

• Green sandpiper

  Aug 31 | Sandpipers, Sandpipers+ | Little Stint | 2417 Views | with No Comments

  The Green sandpiper – Tringa ochropus is a small Palearctic migratory wader of the family Scolopacidae. It is an extensive summer breeder across Northern Eurasia, and migrates widely to winter in the Tropics of the Old...