I am assuming some kind of sandpiper or something very closely adjacent

I am assuming some kind of sandpiper or something very closely adjacent
putting one of your pics into Merlin BirdID app, it says an immature spotted sandpiper, or maybe a common sandpiper. if you plug some pics in the app with date and location, that can help it too
ooh, thanks! I think that was the one I thought was 'closest' but I didn't really know how to reckon with the lack of spots