Sandpipers & Snipes in Prince Edward Island
Our list for Prince Edward Island has 19 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 17 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Prince Edward Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly May–Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorScarceRare22–24 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 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