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，及全世界半数红腹滨鹬（redknot），在这里啄丰富鲎卵，储备长程迁徙所需能量，其中有些鸟类总飞行距离达6900公里远。