Sandpipers & Snipes in Macao SAR China
Our list for Macao SAR China has 12 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Macao SAR China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresScarceUncommon21–24 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 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
- 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