Answer: sandpipers

AnswerCrossword Clue
SANDPIPERSGritty flutists?
SANDPIPERSCousins of plovers
SANDPIPERSSmall shore birds
SANDPIPERSWading birds
SANDPIPERSEleven shore birds
sandpipersA wading bird with a long bill and typically long legs, nesting on the ground near water and frequenting coastal areas on migration
sandpipersSANDPIPER, any of various smaller waders of the family Scolopacidae