Birds: Sandpipers

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Terek sandpiper

The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) breeds near water in the taiga from Finland through northern Siberia to the Kolyma River, and migrate south in winter to tropical coasts in east Africa, south Asia and Australia, usually preferring muddy areas. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe.

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Wood Sandpiper

The Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) breeds in large parts of northern Europe and Asia. This Sandpiper is a migratory bird that winters in Africa and South Asia.
The Wood Sandpiper's natural habitat during the breeding season is raised bogs and montane forests.
The Wood Sandpiper feeds mostly on insects, which it catches by pecking with their beaks into shallow water or muddy soil.

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Purple Sandpiper

The Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) breeds on the tundra in northwestern Europe, northern Siberia and its islands, including the Arctic islands in Canada and the coastal areas of Greenland and also in the Faroe Islands, Scotland and Svalbard.

Broad-billed Sandpiper

The Broad-billed Sandpipers (Limicola falcinellus) are nesting on the taiga of northern Scandinavia and Siberia. They are a typical migratory birds that winter in East Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Australasia.

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Pectoral sandpiper

The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania.

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Curlew Sandpiper

The Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a long migratory bird that breeds in northern Siberia, the Yamal Peninsula and east to Tjaunskajabukten, and the New Siberian Islands and the Wrangel island.

Green Sandpiper

The Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) breed in northern Europe and Asia. It is a migratory bird arriving and moving early, and winters in southern Europe and Asia and in tropical Africa.

Green Sandpipe

Common Sandpiper

The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a migratory bird that breeds across much of Europe and Asia. It winters in Africa, South Asia and Australia.