Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) singing while perched on an old tree stump in the Findhorn Valley, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) non-breeding plumage, common shorebird in the Americas, Nosara River, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Sandpiper (Scolopacidae), a common wading bird, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Sandpiper (Scolopacidae), a common wading bird, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Sandpiper (Scolopacidae), a common wading bird, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

common sandpiper: tringa hypoleucos, in marshland tartumaa, estonia

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on pier feeding on knats flapping wings, reflected in water. The Knats congregate at the end of piers and rock outcrops on the Loch which make them a perfect snack for Common Sandpipers.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on rocky marine foreshore. Hebrides, Scotland.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on rocky marine foreshore. Hebrides, Scotland.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on rocky marine foreshore. Hebrides, Scotland.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on rocky marine foreshore. Hebrides, Scotland.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) on rocky marine foreshore. Hebrides, Scotland.

Common redshank (Tringa totanus) on a pasture pole, Lake Duemmer, Ochsenmoor, Lembruch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) in a wet meadow, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Common Snipe (Gallinago) (gallinago), sitting, fence post, Duemmerniederung, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Common redshank (Tringa totanus), standing on one leg, captive, Germany, Europe

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), Oeland, Sweden, Kalmar County, Scandinavia, Europe

Common Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), sitting on stake, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe