Sanderling
A chunky, stint-like shorebird with black legs, large head and no hind toes.
Ruddy Turnstone
Small, stocky shorebird with dark breastband, short orange legs and unique wedge-shaped bill.
Red-necked Stint
Long-bodied, black-legged stint most numerous on intertidal mudflats.
Red Knot
Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with short, straight bill and short, olive-coloured legs.
Long-toed Stint
Brown, yellow-legged stint with heavily streaked breast.
Little Stint
Plump, small-headed, fine-billed, relatively long-legged stint.
Great Knot
Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with tapered and slightly decurved bill, usually longer than head, and shortish olive-green legs.
Curlew Sandpiper
Small, elegant sandpiper with finely tapered, decurved bill (longer than head) and longish black legs.
Black-tailed Godwit
Small, neat, long-legged godwit with long, straight, blob-tipped, pink-based bill.
