Sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, semipalmated sandpipers, dunlins and more than half the world's population of red knots are among the species that double their weight eating the nutritious eggs.
三趾滨鹬、翻石鹬、半蹼鹬、黑胸滨鹬,及全世界半数
上的红腹滨鹬(redknot),都在这里啄食营养丰富的
,
储备长程
徙所需的
,
中有些鸟类的总飞行距离达6900公里远。