Sandpipers are medium-sized birds .
Sandpipers range in size from the Least Sandpiper , at as little 11 centimetres ( 4.3 in ) and 18 grams ( 0.6 oz ) in length , to the Eastern Curlew , at up to 66 centimetres ( 26 in ) in length and 1 kg ( 2.2 lbs ) .
Sandpiper