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.

Curlew Sandpiper (Non-breeding)

Sandpiper,

Common Snipe

Snipe,

Broad-billed 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.

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Common Redshank

Redshank,

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Marsh Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Temminck's Stint

Stint,

Common Sandpiper (in flight)

Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.

Sandpiper,Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.

Eurasian Whimbrel

Whimbrel,

Common Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Curlew Sandpiper (In flight)

Sandpiper,

Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding)

Godwit,

Little Stint

Stint,

Long-toed Stint

Stint,

Common Greenshank (Non-breeding)

Greenshank,

Ruff (breeding-male)

Ruff,

Terek Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Spotted Redshank

Redshank,

Bar-tailed Godwit

Godwit,

Green Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Ruddy Turnstone

Turnstone,

Temminck's Stint

Stint,