Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 (2, 4)
Photo © By Dr. Raju Kasambe - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75274013
STATUS
Palearctic. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Since the first two in 1890 there have been to date (2021) four further records between 1988-2008 of this extremely rare plover.
RECORDS
1). 1890 Norfolk North Denes, Great Yarmouth, pair, seen, male shot, 22nd May, now at Castle Museum, Norwich (Acc. No. NWHCM: 1890.39).
(Anon., Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1890: 461-462; E. A. Butler, Ibis 1890: 463-464; E. A. Butler, Field 21st June 1890: 906; T. Southwell, Field 28th June 1890: 979; T. Southwell, Zoologist 1890: 311-312; Southwell, 1890; T. Southwell, Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society 5: 203, 208; Witherby, 1920-24; Riviere, 1930).
3). 1988 Isles of Scilly Wingletang Down, St Agnes, male, 21st May, photo.
(Birding World 1 (5): 158, photos; K. Pellow, Birding World 1 (5): 164; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 522; K. Pellow, British Birds 83: 549-551, plate 300; BOURC (1991), Ibis 133: 218; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 47).
4). 1988 Lothian Aberlady Bay, adult, sex indeterminate, 12th to 13th July.
(P. R. Gordon, Birding World 1 (7): 232; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 522; P. R. Gordon, Lothian Bird Report 1988: 87-88).
5). 1996 Shetland Skelberry, Mainland, female, 3rd to 4th June, photo.
(I. S. Robertson, Birding World 9: 219-220, photos; Birding World 9 (10): 377, photo; Birding World 9 (12): 471, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 90: 469, plates 160 & 161; M. Heubeck, Shetland Bird Report 1996: 82-83, photo; Birding Scotland 6 (2): plate 68; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photo).
6). 2008 Fair Isle Upper Stoneybrake/Pund area, female, 1st to 2nd May, photo.
(Birding World 21 (4): 140, photo; British Birds 101: plate 159; Birding World 21 (5): 182, photo; Birding World 21 (12): 504, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 552, plate 363; J. Reid, Scottish Birds 29: 258-260, plates 218 & 219).
