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、蹼鹬、黑胸滨鹬，及全世界上的红腹滨鹬（redknot），在这里啄食营的鲎卵，储备长程迁徙所需的能量，其中有些鸟类的总飞行距离达6900公里远。