Sandpipers & Snipes in Midlothian
Our list for Midlothian has 8 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Midlothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cm
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaScarceUncommon40–44 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 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