Sandpipers & Snipes in Monmouthshire
Our list for Monmouthshire has 8 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Monmouthshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusScarceUncommon40–46 cm
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoScarceUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 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