Sandpipers & Snipes in Latvia
Our list for Latvia has 23 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 10 summer visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Latvia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly May–Oct
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Temminck's 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
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Ruff 20–32 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