Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, R, 1826 (0, 18)

Photo © Matthew K Naylor, Redcar, 28 August 2022

STATUS

Inland west to eastern central Asia: Turkey to east Mongolia. Polytypic: three races - columbinus, scythicus, leschenaultii.

OVERVIEW

Greater Sand Plover consists of three sub-species (IOC).

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 1978 Sussex Pagham Harbour, first-winter, 9th December to 1st January 1979, apparently moribund, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 72: 520; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 73: 505; A. R. Kitson, B. A. E. Marr & R. F. Porter, British Birds 73: 568-573, plates 278-280; BOURC (1980), Ibis 122: 564).

2). 1979 Orkney Sandside Bay, Deerness, Mainland, 9th to 16th June.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 74: 467; Anon., Orkney Bird Report 1981: 59-60).

3). 1979 Avon Chew Valley Lake, first-winter, 17th November to 10th February 1980, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 73: 505; C. J. Newman & K. E. Vinicombe, British Birds 583-586, plates 283-284; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 74: 467).

4). 1981 Norfolk/Suffolk Breydon Water, 17th April.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 75: 499; P. R. Allard, Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 1981: 89; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 492, corr.; P. R. Allard, British Birds 79: 503-504; Piotrowski, 2003).

5.0). 1981 Yorkshire Spurn, 29th July to 6th August; also in Lincolnshire.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 75: 499; B. R. Spence, British Birds 574-575).

5.1). 1981 Lincolnshire North Cotes Point, immature, 7th August; same as Yorkshire individual.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 75: 499; H. Bunn, Lincolnshire Bird Report 1981: 36).

6). 1982 Lothian Aberlady Bay, 24th June.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 492; Lothian Bird Report 1982: 63-64; A. Brown & P. R. Gordon, Scottish Bird Report 1986: 257).

7). 1985 Norfolk Cley Marshes and Blakeney Harbour, first-summer female, 30th July to 22nd August, and 2nd September, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 544; M. J. Seago, Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 1985: 285, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 555; Norfolk Bird Report 1992: photo; Stoddart & Joyner, 2005).

8.0). 1988 Devon Dawlish Warren, 27th April to 4th May, photo; probably same as Gwent individual.

(D. J. Stone, Birding World 1: 165-166, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 521).

8.1). 1988 Gwent St Brides, 16th May; probably same as Devon individual.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 522).

9). 1988 Cumbria South Walney, 19th July to 5th August, photo.

(R. Millington, Birding World 1: 250-252, photos; British Birds 81: plates 317 & 320; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 82: 521; Dean, 1990: photo; Saunders, 1991: 111, photo).

10.0). 1992 Norfolk Cley Marshes, first-summer or female, 5th to 8th August, photo; also in Essex, Kent.

(Birding World 5 (8): 290, photo; British Birds 86: plate 156; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 524; Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 1992: photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 90: 469).

10.1). 1992 Essex East Tilbury, 10th to 14th August, photo; presumed same as Norfolk; also in Kent.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 477, plate 155; A. Kane, Essex Bird Report 1992: 132-133, plate 2).

10.2) 1992 Kent Cliffe, 14th August, photo; presumed same as Norfolk; also in Essex.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 477, plate 156; Kent Bird Report 1992: plate 3).

11). 1996 Sussex Pilsey Island, Chichester Harbour, first-summer or female, 28th July.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 90: 468).

12). 1999 Lothian Tyninghame, male, 6th to 7th June, photo.

(M. Griffin, Birding World 12 (6): 236-237, photos; Birding World 12 (12): 495, photo; British Birds 92: plate 146; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 93: 529; Birding World 12: 236-237; Lothian Bird Report 1999: 125-126; C. Scott & M. Griffin, Birding Scotland 2 (3): 135-137, plate 70; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photo).

13.0). 2004 Yorkshire Beacon Ponds, Easington, 3rd July; also in Norfolk.

(Yorkshire Birding 13: 88-89; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 98: 649).

13.1). 2004 Norfolk Snettisham, male, 4th to 5th July, photo; presumed same as Yorkshire.

(Birding World 17 (7): 273, photos; British Birds 97: plate 302; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 98: 649; Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report 2004: photo).

14). 2008 North-east Scotland Ythan Estuary, probably first-summer, 12th to 19th September, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 551; D. Cooper & B. Kay, Scottish Birds 30: 79-82, plate 77).

14.1). 2008 Lothian Dunbar, probably first-summer, 19th to 20th September, photo; same as North-east Scotland.

(Birding World 21 (9): 356, photo; British Birds 101: plate 337; Birding World 21 (12): 509, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 551, plate 362; Scottish Birds 30: plates 78 & 79).

15). 2011 Highland Dornoch Point, Sutherland, adult male, 16th to 24th June, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 105: 576, plate 329).

16). 2012 Outer Hebrides Stinky Bay, Benbecula, female, 8th to 9th June, photo.

(Birding World 25 (6): 227, photo; Scottish Birds 32: plate 242; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 591, plate 342).

17). 2018 Yorkshire Beacon Ponds, Easington, 3CY+, 14th to 15th July, photo.

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 574, plate 315).

18). 2020 Lothian Tyninghame, 2CY+, 27th June to 6th July, photo.

(Scottish Birds 40: plate 207; C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 115: 566).

P). 2022 North-east Scotland Loch of Strathbeg RSPB and St Combs, 20th to 21st August, photo; also in Cleveland.

(R. McDonald, Scottish Birds 43: 83-84, plates 73 & 74).

P). 2022 Cleveland Redcar, adult male, 25th August to 1st September, photo; presumed same as North-east Scotland.

(birding information services).

P). 2024 Northumberland Blast Beach, Lynemouth and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, male, 24th to 30th July, photo, C. l. leschenaultii.

(birding information services).