Brown and white sandpiper with long red legs and basal half of bill. In flight, from above, white back, rump, barred tail and broad white trailing edge to inner wing. From below, underwing coverts unmarked white.

Elegant sandpiper with long yellowish legs and medium length, straight bill. Upperparts dark brown, spangled with white spots. In flight, above, wings and back dark; square white rump and barred tail. Below, underwing coverts are finely barred. Feet project beyond tail in flight.

Delicate, elegant sandpiper with long yellowish legs and needle-like bill. White supercilium and darker cap evident in most plumages. In flight, entire foot projects beyond tail and underwing coverts are mostly white.

Chunky greenshank with thick, slightly upcurved bill with relatively short, yellow legs. Often appears strikingly pale. In flight, toes barely project beyond tail; tail often appears white, and underwing coverts are pure white and unbarred.

Elegant white and grey/brown sandpiper with medium-length, slightly upcurved bill and long green-yellow legs. In flight, toes project beyond tail. From above, plain darkish wings and scapulars contrast with white back and rump and whitish, barred tail. From below, wing coverts well-barred.

Medium-sized, long-bodied shorebird; grey above, with short yellow legs and medium length, straight or slightly decurved bill. In flight, uniform grey above; legs do not project beyond tail. Below, dark grey underwing and whitish belly.

Short-legged, long-tailed shorebird with mid-length, straight bill. Distinctive white ‘spur’ at the wing shoulder. Near-constant bobbing of rear end and stiff-winged flight characteristic.

A robust, grey-and-white shorebird with long upcurved, orange-based bill and short, bright orange legs.