Shorebirds on the Beach

Captures different shorebird species wading and foraging along the shoreline, reflecting serene coastal environments.

Sanderling (Calidris alba) foraging on beach, Cherry Hill Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Black-bellied plover gazing, standing in water

Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii) in shallow water, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Alpenstrandlaeufer, Alpen-Strandlaeufer Calidris alpina, laeuft am Strand, im Winterkleid, Italien, Campania dunlin Calidris alpina, side view of an individual in winter plumage running on the shore, Italy, Campania BLWS724728 *** Alpine beach shore, Alps Strandlaeufer Calidris Alpina , runs on Beach, at Winter dress, Italy, Campania dunlin Calidris Alpina , Side View of to Individual in Winter plumage RUNNING ON The shore, Italy, Campania BLWS724728 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Sanderling (Calidris alba) running on beach

Sanderling (Calidris alba) foraging on beach, Cherry Hill Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada

The black-bellied plover is a fairly common migrant passing through Bunche Beach in Lee County, Florida. Still a long migration to go, these birds feed on worms they pluck from the sand, wash and suck down to sustain them for the long journey ahead. USA.

Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Merritt Isl. Nat.Wildlife Ref., FL 2009 Digital

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) chick a few days old on a mudflat in spring, Bassin d'anciens salins a Hyeres, Var, France

Little Stint juvenile - late summer at Deepdale Marsh Norfolk

Wilson's Plover - wing flapping after washing (Charadrius wilsonia). Fort de Soto, florida, USA.

Florida Limpkin Aramus guarauna Hunting snails, Myakka River State Park, Florida, United States of America

Red Knot (Calidris canutus) foraging in water, Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands

Purple Sandpiper in winter plumage probing for food in shallow sea water.

Common Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia), Lesvos, Greece, Europe

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

Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) adult bird calling on a mudflat, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Red Knot (Calidris canutus) group foraging in the mud, Wadden Sea, Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) juvenile on beach, Helgoland, North Sea, Germany

Dunlin, Calidris Alpina, Single Winter Plumaged Bird On Beach Roosting With Sea Laping Around Feet, Lothian, Scotland, Winter 2009

Seagull on rest on ground with muddy waters

A Siimipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) foraging on sand flats in rural Prince Edward Island Canada

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus), on shoreline of Intracoastal Waterway in Cameron, Louisiana, USA

USA, Florida, New Smyrna Beach, Wilson's Plover.

USA, California, Monterey Bay, Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) feeding in shallow water

Red Knot (Calidris canutus) bathing, Den Helder, Netherlands

Short billed Dowitcher, Canada

Red Knot - standing , Calidris canutus

Sanderling (Calidris alba) juvenile foraging in shallow water, Lucca, Italy

Greenshank, Tringa Nebularia Wader, Licaticoles, Food Search at Watt, Family the Snipe Birds, McP MAS 2025 008011 McPmas

A Ruddy Turnstone Walking along the Beach

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, single bird in water, British Columbia, Canada, December 2022

Sanderling (Calidris alba) along shoreline, Lincolnshire, UK December

USA, Alaska. Dusky Canada Geese nest only on the Copper River Delta. They have become a threatened species because of a change in habitat following the 1964 earthquake.

Common redshank (Tringa totanus) adult bird feeding in a shallow coastal lagoon, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) fishing, North America

A limpkin releases a freshwater clam in order to get a better purchase before eating.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Ambergris, Cayo, Belize

USA, Washington State. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) stretches while foraging in Union Bay in Seattle.

Lava Gull (Larus fuliginosus) scavenging dead puffer fish, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ruff, Philomachus pugnax, ruff

Dunlin working the Mud Flats (Calidris alpina), Cedar Keys NWR, FL

Californian Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus). San Francisco Bay - California, United States.

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) adult, foraging amongst breaking waves in shallow water on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) foraging, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia

Atlantic horseshoe crab and semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla), the crabs are coming ashore to breed at high tide and the birds are feeding on their eggs, Delaware bay, New Jersey Date:

Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) taking off, Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands

Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) in nature Thailand

Tundramoewe, Tundra-Moewe Larus fuscus heuglini, Larus heuglini, Altvogel und Jungvogel im seichten Wasser am Strand, Seitenansicht, Oman Siberian Gull, Kola Lesser Black-backed Gull, Heuglin s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini, Larus heuglini, adult bird and juvenile bird in shallow water on the beach, side view, Oman BLWS722216 *** Tundramoewe, Tundra Moewe Larus fuscus heuglini, Larus heuglini , Altvogel and Young bird at shallow Water on Beach, Side view, Oman Siberian Gull, Kola Lesser Black Backed Gull, Heuglin S GULL Larus fuscus heuglini, Larus heuglini , Adult Bird and Juvenile Bird in Shallow Water ON The beach, Side view, Oman BLWS722216 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Mew Gull resting on rocks at Oak Bay

Oestlicher Sumpflaeufer, Sibirischer Sumpflaeufer Calidris falcinellus sibiricus, Limicola falcinellus sibirica, juveniler Sibirischer Sumpflaeufer fliegt ueber einen See, Seitenansicht, Mongolei Eastern broad-billed sandpiper, Siberian broad-billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus sibiricus, Limicola falcinellus sibirica, juvenile Eastern broad-billed sandpiper flying over a lake, side view, Mongolia BLWS723369 *** Eastern Swamp runners, Siberian Swamp dwellers Calidris falcinellus sibiricus, limicola falcinellus sibirica , Juveniles Siberian Swamp dwellers flies Via a See, Side view, Mongolia Eastern Broad Billed sandpiper, Siberian Broad Billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus sibiricus, limicola falcinellus sibirica , Ju Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xPutzex

Piping plover standing on beach. Subjects: Birds; Shorebirds; Threatened species. Location: Puerto Rico. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CARIBBEAN ISLANDS REFUGES.

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) foragiong on beach. America's largest sandpiper. USA, Florida

Northern Lapwing, Vanellus Vanellus, Young Chick, Midlands, April 2011

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) adult female, breeding plumage, standing on stone on sand, Suffolk, England, april

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) foraging in the mud, Texel, Netherlands

Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) foraging, Donana National Park, Spain

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) , chick, Texel, Netherlands

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) adult walking on sandy beach, Europe

Willet wading on the beach, Florida

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) adult, feeding amongst breaking waves in shallow water on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), foraging in the water, Sunset Dam, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Willet (Tringa semipalmata).

Pacific Diver (Gavia pacifica) adult female, breeding plumage, sitting on nest, nesting on island in tundra pool, near Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A., June

Short billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Back Bay Reserve California

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) walking on ice, Friesland, Netherlands

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres), foraging on the beach with the North Sea in the background, Schillig, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Heron standing in lake

Ibis Ibis in a Everglades National Park, USA, Florida Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 21593829

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) immature, feeding, pulling worm from wet sand on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

BLACK-WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER (Limicola falcinellus)

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

Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) wading, Tasman River, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Juvenile Black Skimmer along shoreline, Gulf Coast of Florida

Redshank

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) flying, California

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) foraging, Zmudowski State Beach, California

red-necked phalarope (phalaropus lobatus) in flight varanger fiord norway.

Snow Bunting drinking. Date:

Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on mudflat, Zwarte Haan, Friesland, Netherlands

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus), California

Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), foraging in shallow water, shortly in front of sunset, Volcanic Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Europe

Knot (Calidris canutus) adult, winter plumage, foraging amongst seaweed on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) winter plumage adult male, walking at waters edge with reflection, Suffolk, England, November

Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) adult, standing in water with reflection at lake shore, Lake Nakuru N.P., Great Rift Valley, Kenya, August

Wüstenregenpfeifer, Charadrius leschenaultii, Tiere, Vögel, Biotop, Lebensraum, Nahrungssuche, Naher Osten, Watvogel, Familie der Regenpfeifer McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_009043 *** Desert plover, Charadrius leschenaultii , Animals, Birds, Biotope, Habitat, Foraging, Near East, Wader, Family the Plover McPMAS McP MAS 2025 009043 McPMAS

Little Stint, palearctic migrant in the Okavango Delta Botswana

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) foraging, Sanibel Island, Florida

Gray Gull Larus modestus feeding along the shoreline in Peru.

USA, Florida, Captiva, Black-Bellied Plover, (Pluvialis squatarola)

Sanderling Sanderling Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21123540

Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima} Belgium

Sandpiper, Wood sandpiper in Shallow Water (Tringa glareola) Wader Bird Sandpiper

Stone Curlew (Burhinus Oedicnemus), Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India.

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) resting on sand and rocks, Europe

An Arctic Tern swoops in to grab food from the waters of Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska

Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) juvenile walking on lily pads, Costa Rica

McPKST McPKST McP_MAS.

Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) juvenile, standing on ploughed mud during rainfall, Hong Kong, China, April

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), with caught fish in water, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) foraging in shallow water by probing soft mud at mudflat along the North Sea coast in summer

Sanderling (Calidris alba) in environment, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Willet and its reflection in water French Guiana

Couple of Black-winged Stilt at dawn Marais Breton France

Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) immature, first winter plumage, drinking, standing on the ice of a partially frozen pond, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur) pair, Netherlands

USA. Florida. Fort Myers beach, Lovers Key State Park. The beach. Sandpipers capturing a small crab.

twite acanthis flavirostris two bathing

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) stretching its wing, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) standing on rock, Nome, Alaska

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) bathing, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Collared Pratincole this bird has been washing - Extremadura Spain

A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), a large plover, looking for food along the icy edge of a small creek at Lake Washington at Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, Washington State, USA.

Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) - Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) resting on rocky shore, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Redshank

Sanderling (Calidris alba) pair foraging, IJmuiden, Netherlands

Limnodromus scolopaceus. Creator: Karney, Lee. Descriptive Note: The two dowitchers differ slightly in color pattern and length of bill. and have different calls. The long-billed dowitcher is somewhat more partial to freshwater habitats and migrates southward later in the season, after most short-billed dowitchers hav. Subjects: Karney; Birds; Wading birds Birds; Shorebirds; Sandpipers. . 1998 - 2011.

Western sandpipers alight on drift wood as the tide rises.

Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus) California

Ruff, Philomachus aggressive, McPKST MCP mas 2024 02529 MCPKST

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres ) stands on stone in the surf, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Red-Necked Phalarope Phalaropus Lobatus An Adult Female Standing On One Leg. Shetland Islands, Scotland, Uk

Juvenile Little Ringed Plover, August at Deepdale Marsh Norfolk

Dunkler Wasserlaeufer, Dunkelwasserlaeufer Tringa erythropus, junger Dunkelwasserlaeufer im Federwechsel steht im Flachwasser, Italien, Toskana spotted redshank Tringa erythropus, moulting immature standing in shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS705098 *** darker Water runners, Dunkelwasserlaeufer Tringa erythropus , Youngster Dunkelwasserlaeufer at Spring change is at Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus , Moulting immature standing in Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS705098 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) feeding along a river in Nome, Alaska.

Sora Rail (Porzana carolina) in wetland - Illinois

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta with a frog, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Three canadian geese stand on a frozen pond near Hauser, Idaho.

Pretty baby bird baby bird of common tern on sand Copyright: xZoonar.com/max5128x 4484517

Bittern has captured a pole in a frozen pondGermany

European Curlew (Numenius arquata) Europe

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) pair preening in water, Germany

Antarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica) adult, feeding on stolen Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) egg, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, november

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) gosling stretching, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

American avocet pair courtship

Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Floreana Isand, Black-Necked Stilt Feeding In Lagoon

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) drinking, Texas, USA.

Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) adult bird swimming across a lake, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sanderling (Calidris alba) on the beach with waves against the light, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) juvenile, first winter plumage, in flight over sea, Norfolk, England, November

Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) adult, non-breeding plumage, walking on grassy bank, Thailand, february

tringa totanus An image of the bird tringa totanus Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 3853842

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) juvenile foraging for insects in water lily flower, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A seagull stands alone on a beach and pecks at a fish, quarrelling seagulls on a North Sea beach at low tide, larinae, de haan, Belgium, Europe

Recurvirostra avosetta, Avocet

Greater yellowlegs bird at Vancouver BC Canada

Large brachbird big brachvogel copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 9097611

Rotfluegel-Brachschwalbe, Rotfluegelbrachschwalbe Glareola pratincola, Trupp steht am Ufer, Italien, Campania collared pratincole, common pratincole, red-winged pratincole Glareola pratincola, troop standing on the ground, Italy, Campania BLWS722951 *** Rotfluegel Pratincole, Rotfluegelbrachschwalbe Glareola pratincola , Squad is on Shore, Italy, Campania Collared pratincole, Common pratincole, Red winged Pratincole Glareola pratincola , Troop standing ON The ground, Italy, Campania BLWS722951 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Great Skua Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, on beach Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimundxLinkex 21631089

Sanderling (Calidris alba) on the beach with waves against the light, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) adult pair, male standing and female resting at edge of water, Sri Lanka, February

Ruddy Shellduck, Tadorna ferruginea, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India

Maoriregenpfeifer, Maori-Regenpfeifer, Tuturiwhatu Charadrius obscurus, Altvogel steht am Strand, Neuseeland, Nordinsel, Tawharanui Regional Park, Tawharanui Peninsula New Zealand plover, red-breasted plover, New Zealand dotterel Charadrius obscurus, adult standing on the beach of North Island, New Zealand, Northern Island, Tawharanui Regional Park, Tawharanui Peninsula BLWS727778 *** Maori plover, Maori Little Ringed Plover, Tuturiwhatu Charadrius obscurus , Altvogel is on Beach, New Zealand, North Island, Tawharanui Regional Park, Tawharanui Peninsula New Zealand plover, Red breasted plover, New Zealand Dotterel Charadrius obscurus , Adult standing ON The Beach of North Iceland, New Zealand, Northern Iceland, Ta Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

A group of sandpipers on a beach in Los Angeles.

Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) defending nest, Mono Lake, CA

yellow-billed or south georgian pintail (anas g. georgica) pair feeding south georgia

duck on the lake

Black, bird and seed in nature with snow for winter, wildlife and natural habitat or environment for animal. Turdus merula, survival and hungry in cold weather in Europe for adaptation and closeup.

Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) strides over ice rink, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Sanderling - standing in the snow , Calidris alba

USA, Arizona, Amado. Two Gambel's quail chicks drinking at the water's edge.

Merlin Falco columbarius perched on the beach feeding on a shorebird in Washington, USA.

A variable oystercatcher at the beach of Osaka Peninsula, South Island of New Zealand

Squacco Heron and plastic waste Kerkini lake Greece

Great Gravelot (Charadrius hiaticula) running on the beach in spring, Cote d'Opale, France

Single Variable Oystercatcher Probing Sand with Beak in Shallow Water, Abel Tasman, New Zealand

Sparrow at the side of a swimming pool

Plover.