Shorebirds foraging

Images of various shorebirds like Knots and Sanderlings actively foraging along sandy beaches. Showcases their feeding behavior and natural coastal environments.

Sanderling (Calidris alba), Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Knot (Calidris canutus)

Sanderling (Calidris alba) foraging on beach, Den Helder, Netherlands

Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, a young bird Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, a young bird on the seaside meadow, marsh and pebble beach. Lake Ladoga in North-Western Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 14024966

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) breeding once a year (Photo Ruff male changing from the breeding plumage to winter plumage), Ruff, one brood each year is normal (Photo Ruff male changing from the breeding plumage to winter plumage)

Knot (Calidris canutus)

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) adult, breeding plumage, walking on mud in shallow water, Cyprus, April

Little Stint (Calidris minuta) in breeding plumage, Helgoland, Germany

Sanderling (Calidris alba), Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Dunlin (Calidris alpina). Estero Lagoon, florida, USA.

Red Knot (Calidris canutus), IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Little stint (Calidris minuta), on the lakeshore, Zicksee, St.Andrae, Lake Neusiedl National Park, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla wading while feeding, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States of America, No...

Sichelstrandläufer Calidris ferruginea, Kalifornien, USA *** Sickle-billed sandpiper Calidris ferruginea , California, USA Copyright: xAlanxMurphyx BIA168057

Common redshank (Tringa totanus) adult, foraging, wading on mudflats, North Norfolk, England, winter

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), a young bird on the seaside meadow, marsh and pebble beach. Lake Ladoga in North-Western Russia

Little Stint (Calidris minuta) foraging in the mud, Wadden Sea, Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands

Willet - Standing on one leg (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). Fort de Soto, florida, USA.

Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) adult, foraging in mud at edge of shoreline, Hong Kong, China, november

Common greenshank with paws in water

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Marco Island, Florida

Sanderling (Calidris alba) foraging, Andalucia, Spain

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Curlew Sandpiper

Red Knot - picking in the water, Calidris canutus

Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

A sanderling (Calidris alba) adult in winter plumage probing the sand in Filey Bay, North Yorkshire. November.

Sanderling (Calidris alba) on the beach, Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands

Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) foraging in shallow water, Lake Neusiedl National Park, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Grey plover on beach Pluvialis squatarola} Belgium

Sanderling (Calidris alba) on beach, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England

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Sanderling fighting with a Red knot for food France

Dunlin looking for food on the beach France

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Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Marco Island,Fl

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), side view of an adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), La Brenne Regional Nature Park, Indre, France

Wood Sandpiper in Kruger National park, South Africa

Wood Sandpiper in migration in the Isere France

Hemprichs Gull, Ichthyaetus Hemprichii, Larus Hemprichii, Osprey Gull, McPmas McP MAS 2025 008093 Mcpmas

USA, Washington State. A Red Knot (Calidris canutus) in breeding plumage in spring migration on a Washington State beach.

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), Ohio

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) wading, Alaska

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) wading, Texas

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) adult, breeding plumage, feeding in water, South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.A., april

Bruchwasserläufer, Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, Chevalier sylvain, Andarrios Bastardo McPKST McP_MAS_2024_00919 *** Wood Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Tringa Glareola , Chevalier sylvain, Andarrios Bastardo McPKST McP MAS 2024 00919 McPKST

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres morinella) adult, non-breeding plumage, standing on sandy beach, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Alpenstrandlaeufer Alpenstrandlaeufer am Baltikum. Copyright: xZoonar.com/KatrinxWindszusx 2773260

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus Cinereus, Animal, Animals, Bird, Birds, Family Birds, Snipe, biotope, Habitat, Foraging, McPmas MCP MAS 2025 008543 MCPMAS

A whimbrel wading bird walks on the sandy Hobuck Beach in western Washington.

Dunlin migration stop.

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) adult, winter plumage, feeding in shallow water, Waxham, Norfolk, England, january

Threebanded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) on a flooded salt pan in Etosha National Park in Namibia, Africa.

Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius, little ringed plover

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Marco Island, Florida

Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), adult, foraging in shallow water, Texel, Netherlands

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) adult, running across beach on wintering grounds, Gambia, February

Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) wading, Texas

Bruchwasserläufer, Tringa glareola, im Biotop. McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_007604 McPMAS

Grey plover, black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in non-breeding plumage foraging on the beach in autumn

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) foraging, California

Grünschenkel, Common Greenshank, Greenshank, Tringa nebularia Chevalier aboyeur, Archibebe Claro McPKST McP_MAS_2024_01899 *** Greenshank, Common Greenshank, Greenshank, Tringa nebularia Chevalier aboyeur, Archibebe Claro McPKST McP MAS 2024 01899 McPKST

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) adult, winter plumage, walking along sea shore in shallow water, Yorkshire, England, February

Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, Common Stilt

Sanderling (Calidris alba) in winter plumage, Ijmuiden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Sanderling (Calidris alba), Texel, North Holland, The Netherlands, Europe

Sanderling (Calidris alba) adult, non-breeding plumage, feeding on shoreline, Florida, U.S.A., February

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) adult, breeding plumage, foraging in shallow water, Cyprus, April

Alpenstrandlaeufer Alpenstrandlaeufer am Baltikum. Copyright: xZoonar.com/KatrinxWindszusx 2773218

Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer Charadrius semipalmatus, sucht am Gewaesserrand nach Nahrung, Seitenansicht semi-palmated plover, semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus, foraging on the shore, side view BLWS710132 *** American Little Ringed Plover Charadrius semipalmatus , searches on Gewaesserrand to Food, Side view Semi palmated plover, Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus , foraging ON The shore, Side View BLWS710132 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), side view of an adult female standing in the water, Campania, Italy

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) mudflats/ saltmarsh, Delaware Bay, NJ

Sanderling (Calidris alba) (Charadrius calidris) in non-breeding plumage on the beach in spring

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) beside seaweed on beach, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Sandstrandlaeufer, Sand-Strandlaeufer Calidris pusilla, Jungvoegel am Cabo da Praia Quarry, Azoren, Terceira semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla, immatures at Cabo da Praia Quarry, Azores, Terceira BLWS721120 *** Sandy beach shore, Sand Strandlaeufer Calidris pusilla , Jungvoegel on Cabo as Praia Quarry, Azores, Terceira Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla , immatures AT Cabo as Praia Quarry, Azores, Terceira BLWS721120 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Sumpflaeufer Calidris falcinellus, Limicola falcinellus, steht am Ostseeufer und sucht Nahrung, Schweden, Oeland broad-billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus, Limicola falcinellus, stands on the shore of the Baltic Sea looking for food, Sweden, Oeland BLWS708975 *** Swamp dwellers Calidris falcinellus, limicola falcinellus , is on Baltic Sea shore and searches Food, Sweden, Oeland Broad Billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus, limicola falcinellus , stands ON The Shore of The Baltic Sea Looking for food, Sweden, Oeland BLWS708975 Copyright: xblickwinkel/M.xWoikex

Willet, shorebird

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) foraging, Peene Valley River Landscape nature Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Young Black-winged Stilt walking in water

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Texas

Green Sandpiper - searching for food in river (Tringa ochropus ). Alentejo region, Portugal.

Greater Yellowlegs eat fish at Vancouver BC Canada

Alpine beach runners, Calidris Alpina, family of snowfall, snipe, food search, biotope, habitat, McPmas mcP_MAS_2025_007486 McPMAS

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) adult, moulting into breeding plumage, wading in shallow water at coast, Black Sea, Dobruja, Romania, May

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Texas

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) male foraging in shallow water in marshland

Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult bird walking on a mudflat, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bekassine, Gallinago gallinago, Nahrungssuche McPKST McP_MAS_2024_00004 *** Snipe, Gallinago Gallinago , Food search McPKST McP MAS 2024 00004 McPKST

Common Redshank - Wing-flapping (Tringa totanus). Cleveland, UK.

Plover Looking For Food

Kiebitzregenpfeifer, Kiebitz-Regenpfeifer Pluvialis squatarola, steht im Wintergefieder am Strand, Seitenansicht, Italien, Campania grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, standing in winter plumage on the shore, side view, Italy, Campania BLWS722866 *** Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing Plover pluvialis squatarola , is at Winter plumage on Beach, Side view, Italy, Campania Grey Plover pluvialis squatarola , standing in Winter plumage ON The shore, Side view, Italy, Campania BLWS722866 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Turnstone, wader, Arenaria interpres, sea wall Norfolk coastline winter plumage. UK

Red knots (Calidris canutus) standing in shallow water in Darss, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Sanderling (Calidris Alba), birds on the beach at low tide, Dawlish Warren, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Female Ruff claiming for the male Varanger Norway

Sanderling (Calidris alba), side view of an adult in winter plumage standing on the sand, Campania, Italy

Tiny sanderling shorebird prances in the shallow ocean water

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