shore bird

British  

noun

1. Also called (Brit): wader.  any of various birds that live close to water, esp any bird of the families Charadriidae or Scolopacidae (plovers, sandpipers, etc)

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Example Sentences

Mothers, toddlers and lovers waded through the shallows like shore birds.

From Los Angeles Times

To be safe, never turn your back on the ocean, and don’t disturb shore birds taking cover above the tide line while taking your photos.

From Los Angeles Times

“To further protect wildlife, acoustic cannons were placed to provide an audible distraction to shore birds,” the Coast Guard said.

From Seattle Times

Tzahi Finkelstein was in his hide, photographing shore birds, when he spotted a Balkan pond turtle walking in the shallow water.

From BBC

The number of rufa red knot shore birds migrating via Delaware Bay beaches to Arctic breeding sites this spring rose to the highest level in four years, according to an independent annual survey.

From New York Times