Birds of the World

Scolopacidae : Sandpipers

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Paracas, Peru - November 2008

Semipalmated Sandpipers breed in arctic Canada and Alaska and winter in coastal South America.  They are commonly found in muddy, wetland habitats throughout most of USA during migration.

Paracas, Peru - November 2008

Paracas, Peru - November 2008

Wirral, England - February 2007

Lothian, Scotland - August 2005

Lothian, Scotland - August 2005