sanderling

noun

1. a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches.

noun

1. a small sandpiper, Crocethia alba, that frequents sandy shores

n.wading bird (Crocethia alba), c.1600, probably from sand (n.) + a diminutive suffix, but OED suggests possible derivation from Old English *sand-yrðling, with second element yrðling “plowman” (literally “earthling”).