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,以及全世半数以上的红腹滨鹬(redknot),都在这啄食营养丰富的鲎卵,以储备长程迁徙所需的能量,其中有些鸟类的总飞行距离6900远。