Discover the long-billed curlew and upland sandpiper, two unusual shorebirds migrating through the Rolling Plains.

Our target species was a birders' favorite, albeit seldom found this early in the migrating season: a buff-breasted sandpiper. These handsome, almost pinkish-plumed shorebirds possess a peaceful ...

The need to sleep has long plagued scientists. Why do we—and in fact every other animal with a nervous system—spend such large portions of our day sleeping? After all, there are so many other aspects ...

Wildlife experts say the seven eggs laid by two spoon-billed sandpipers at WWT Slimbridge gives new hope for the species’ tiny wild population One of the world’s rarest birds has laid eggs in ...

The Rainforest Trust and the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand recently purchased 8 hectares (20 acres) of shoreland in the Gulf of Thailand to protect a vital stopover site for spoon-billed ...

The Winter Junior Championships were a success for the Sandpipers of Nevada swim team. The Sandpipers won the girls and combined team championships last week in Austin, Texas. Bella Sims, a 2020 ...

Small birds were observed travelling to as many as 24 different breeding sites in Alaska within six weeks, further than flying from Paris to Moscow A bird smaller than a city pigeon has been recorded ...