Sandpipers & Snipes in Wiltshire
Our list for Wiltshire has 13 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wiltshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxScarceUncommon20–32 cm
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantRare40–46 cmRegularly Apr–May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaScarceRare19–21 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 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