Waders are long-legged wading birds often with long bills.
They usually live in and around wetlands or coastal environments. Most of the species that live in Iceland are strongly migratory. Some of them are amongst the longest distance migrants. They spend the non-breeding season in the southern hemisphere. Most of them arrive in Iceland in early spring, from March to May and leave in the end of summer or beginning of autumn.

The majority of them eat small invertebrates. Different lengths of bills make it possible for these different species to feed in the same places without competition, especially on the coast.

	Heiðlóa – Golden Plover – Pluvialis apricaria	ORNOSK blogs
	Hrossagaukur – Snipe – Gallinago gallinago	ORNOSK blogs
	Jaðrakan – Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa	ORNOSK blogs
	Lóuþræll – Dunlin  – Calidris alpina	ORNOSK blogs
	Óðinshani –  Red-necked Phalarope  – Phalaropus lobatus	ORNOSK blogs
	Rauðbrystingur – Red Knot – Calidris canutus	ORNOSK blogs
	Sanderla – Sanderling – Calidris alba	ORNOSK blogs
	Sandlóa – Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula	ORNOSK blogs
	Sendlingur – Purple Sandpiper – Calidris maritima	ORNOSK blogs
	Spói – Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus	ORNOSK blogs
	Stelkur – Redshank – Tringa totanus	ORNOSK blogs
	Tildra – Ruddy Turnstone  – Arenaria interpres	ORNOSK blogs
	Tjaldur – Oyestercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus	ORNOSK blogs
	Þórshani – Red Phalarope – Phalaropus fulicarius	ORNOSK blogs