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.

Terek Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Common Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Temminck's Stint

Stint,

Ruddy Turnstone

Turnstone,

Spotted Redshank

Redshank,

Curlew Sandpiper (In flight)

Sandpiper,

Common Redshank

Redshank,

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Common Snipe

Snipe,

Curlew Sandpiper (Non-breeding)

Sandpiper,

Eurasian Whimbrel

Whimbrel,

Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding)

Godwit,

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Marsh Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Ruff (female)

Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.

Ruff,Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Common Greenshank (Non-breeding)

Greenshank,

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.

Ruff (breeding-male)

Ruff,

Bar-tailed Godwit

Godwit,

Green Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Little Stint

Stint,

Temminck's Stint

Stint,

Common Sandpiper (in flight)

Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.

Sandpiper,Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.

Long-toed Stint

Stint,