English: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Russian: Острохвостый песочник
Mongolian: Сүүл элсэг
German: Spitzschwanz-Strandlaufer
French: Becasseau a queue pointue
Japanese:  ウズラシギ (Uzura-shigi)

Body length: 17-21 cm

Breeds in E Siberia. Rare vagrant to Britain & Ireland. European records in May and Jul-Sep.

Identification: Resembles Pectoral Sandpiper, but in all plumages lacks its distinctive breast pattern, has whiter supercilium (esp. behind eye) against clear-cut rustier cap and more prominent white eye-ring.

• Adult summer: Streaked upper breast, with variable but usually extensive dark chevrons (or arrowheads) on breast-sides, flanks and undertail-coverts.
• Adult winter: Streaked breast, extending as streaks or chevrons (arrowheads) onto flanks and undertail-coverts (where streaks, if any, are very few and fine on Pectoral). Juvenile: Usually strong orange-buff wash on breast, with streaking confined to thin necklace across upper breast; cap brighter, more fiery-rufous than on Pectoral, with clear white supercilium very prominent, especially behind eye.