Sandpipers & Snipes in Clackmannanshire
Our list for Clackmannanshire has 8 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clackmannanshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cm
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 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