Scolopacidae
Characterised by long legs and long bills these shorebirds pick on prey that they can find by the edge of the water bodies they inhabit.
Eurasian Curlew (Non-breeding)
On one of the days during our stay in the Farm of Happiness, we made a short tour to a completely untouched beach near Ganapati Pule. This Curlew was eating the tiny translucent crabs that were dashing about on the sand.
Curlew,On one of the days during our stay in the Farm of Happiness, we made a short tour to a completely untouched beach near Ganapati Pule. This Curlew was eating the tiny translucent crabs that were dashing about on the sand.
Common Sandpiper (in flight)
Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Sandpiper,Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Ruff (breeding-male)
Ruff,
Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding)
Godwit,
Ruff (female)
Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Ruff,Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Common Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Spotted Redshank
Redshank,
Eurasian Whimbrel
Whimbrel,
Wood Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Common Greenshank (Non-breeding)
Greenshank,
Common Redshank
Redshank,
Ruddy Turnstone
Turnstone,
Marsh Sandpiper
On the Valiyaparamba beach.
Sandpiper,On the Valiyaparamba beach.
Bar-tailed Godwit
Godwit,
Curlew Sandpiper (Non-breeding)
Sandpiper,
Green Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
