Sandpipers & Snipes in Finland
Our list for Finland has 26 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 18 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 5 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Finland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly May–Sep
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Temminck's Stint 13–15 cm
- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Curlew 50–60 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