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,以及全世界半数以上的红腹滨鹬(redknot),都在这营养丰富的鲎卵,以备长程迁徙所需的,中有些鸟类的总飞行距离达6900公远。