Birds of Europe - Shorebirds #3

Name all species of shorebirds that have been recorded in Europe, including escapees and vagrants. As a hint, taxonomic groups (not necessarily families) are given. In some cases, the name is displayed. This quiz features extinct species! (I) = invasive, escapee (A) = vagrant (E) = european endemic (Ex) = extinct

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Hint	Answer
Turnstones	Ruddy turnstone
Saltwater sandpipers (Calidris)	Red knot
(A)	Great knot
	Ruff
(A)	Sharp-tailed sandpiper
	Broad-billed sandpiper
	Curlew sandpiper
(A)	Stilt sandpiper
(A)	Red-necked stint
	Temminck's stint
(A)	Long-toed stint
(A)	Buff-breasted sandpiper
	Sanderling
	Dunlin
	Purple sandpiper
(A)	Baird's sandpiper
(A)	Pectoral sandpiper
(A)	Semipalmated sandpiper
(A)	Western sandpiper
	Little stint
(A)	Least sandpiper
(A)	White-rumped sandpiper
Buttonquail (Ex)	Common buttonquail
Coursers & Pratincoles (A)	Cream-coloured courser
(A)	Oriental pratincole
	Black-winged pratincole
	Collared pratincole

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