Solitary Sandpiper
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Freshwater pools (vagrant).
Diet: Aquatic invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Dark with bold white eyering.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Solitary Sandpiper sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Greater YellowlegsLegendary · Pools (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser YellowlegsRare · Pools
- Grey-tailed TattlerLegendary · Rocky shore (extreme vagrant)
- Marsh SandpiperEpic · Pools
- Wood SandpiperRare · Boggy pools
- Common GreenshankUncommon · Bogs (summer); estuaries (passage)
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