Madeira Cheatsheet
Images and brief info about song.
A total of 19 species is included, 14 of them have been observed.
Birds not observed yet
Temminck's stint
Little stint
Eurasian woodcock
Black-tailed godwit
Dunlin
No information about song motif Non-singer
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Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer (Calidris alpina)
Wikipedia: Dunlin Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Dunlin_%28Calidris_alpina%29_juvenile.jpg
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No documented observation
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Wetland
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Song:  Song: A drawn out, nasal "tweeet", and ringing variations on the contact call in decrescendo. Low chattering heard from feeding birds. [Link]
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Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago)
Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO
XC812599 - Common Snipe song, one note, 4x per sec - Gallinago gallinago.mp3
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Song: Song an unmistakable bleating, drumming sound produced by vibrating tail feathers in sky-dives. [Link]
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Wood sandpiper / Bruchwasserläufer (Tringa glareola)
Bruchwasserläufer. 2024-08-24 18:24:00 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ 2021-08-19 08:26:04 Source: BirdNet
20210819_082604 birdnet 1940 - Wood Sandpiper, saw a bird flying, check reports in Ornitho - Wood Sandpiper - Uznach.mp3
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Spotted redshank / Dunkler Wasserläufer (Tringa erythropus)
Spotted redshank in Albufera. 2022-04-12 14:05:20
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Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)
Stelzenläufer mit kleinem Flussregenpfeifer. 2022-04-12 14:25:34
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ 2022-04-10 11:10:23 Source: BirdNet
20220410_111023 birdnet - Flussregenpfeifer - Flussregenpfeifer - Felanitx.mp3
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Common sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Actitis hypoleucos)
_probing_mud_banks_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work.jpg)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) probing mud banks in Kolkata I IMG 4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work. Source: OTHER Common_Sandpiper_(Actitis_hypoleucos)_probing_mud_banks_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work.jpg
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ 2024-08-08 07:22:45 Source: BIRDWEATHER
20240808_072245-Birdweather-Common_Sandpiper call.mp3
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Eurasian curlew / Grosser Brachvogel (Numenius arquata)
Grosser brachvogel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:42 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO
XC625195-grosser brachvogel, michal jezierski, uk.mp3
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Song: Song starts similar to Whimbrel, with long wailing notes "kluuueee", but takes on a different ending as it accelerates to an ascending phrase repeated in rapid cycles . [Link]
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Common greenshank / Grünschenkel (Tringa nebularia)
MerlinBirdID says common greenshank, probably non-breeding adult. 2022-04-12 14:52:08
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Song: Song a clear disyllabic "cloo-eeee", repeated in cycles but each phrase clearly separated. At close range a short creaky sound is audible (between each phrase). Redshank may sing in a slightly similar way, but in continuous, linked phrases. [Link]
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Ruff / Kampfläufer (Calidris pugnax)
MerlinBirdId sagt, das mit dem rotbraunen Rücken mit vielen Punkten war ein Kampfläufer - in dem Fall meine erste Besichtigung - und der dunkle wo wir nur den Arschsehen wären Dunkelwasserläufer - auf dem Klingnauerstausee. 2024-08-24 18:17:54 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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Common redshank / Rotschenkel (Tringa totanus)
Common redshank plus common pochard. 2022-04-12 14:02:38
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♫ 2025-05-14 17:15:00 Switzerland (song?) |
Song: Song similar to Wood Sandpiper, but with three accented notes in each cycle, not two. [Link]
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Common ringed plover / Sandregenpfeifer (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sandregenpfeifer auf Ende vom Damm in La Sauge. 2024-09-14 15:34:58 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
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Song: Song a cyclic repetition of the contact call. Sometimes with a shortened phrases and a more creaking timbre. [Link]
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Curlew sandpiper / Sichelstrandläufer (Calidris ferruginea)
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Rostgans und nach MBI mehrere Sichelstrandlaeufer, die ich nur hier sehen (2024 auch). 2025-09-13 14:52:16 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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Pied avocet / Säbelschnäbler (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Säbelschnäbler bei Ses Salines. 2022-04-08 17:01:38
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No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
♫ 2022-04-08 17:18:58 Source: BirdNet
20220408_171858 birdnet - Säbelschnäbler - Säbelschnäbler - Campos.mp3
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Temminck's stint / Temminckstrandläufer (Calidris temminckii)
Wikipedia: Temminck's stint Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Temmincks_Stint.jpg
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No documented observation
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Habitats:
Wetland
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Song: Song a cyclic series of variations on the call; "trrrrrrrr" rising and falling in pitch. Often sustained for several minutes at a time. [Link]
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Black-tailed godwit / Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa)
Wikipedia: Black-tailed godwit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Black-tailed_Godwit_Uferschnepfe.jpg
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No documented observation
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Habitats:
Wetland
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Eurasian woodcock / Waldschnepfe (Scolopax rusticola)
Wikipedia: Eurasian woodcock Source: WIKIPEDIA Woodcock_earthworm.jpg
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No documented observation
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Habitats:
Forest
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Green sandpiper / Waldwasserläufer (Tringa ochropus)
Waldwasserläufer. 2025-07-17 12:54:08 Kaltbrunner-Riet
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Little stint / Zwergstrandläufer (Calidris minuta)
Wikipedia: Little stint Source: WIKIPEDIA Little_Stint_%28Calidris_minuta%29_2.jpg
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No documented observation
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Habitats:
Wetland
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Song: Song a cyclic series of thin "peee-peee-peee" rising and falling in pitch. [Link]
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Northern lapwing / Kiebitz (Vanellus vanellus)
Kiebitz im Flug, Wauwilermoos. 2022-06-22 15:07:12 Wauwilermoos
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Calls:  Ruf ist entweder mhhhh oder Bogen-artiges hoch und runter. [Link]
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