Sandpipers & Snipes in Victoria
Our list for Victoria has 12 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 12 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Victoria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made