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Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

224Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun5
Jul124
Aug84
Sep11
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England21
2East Riding of Yorkshire England19
3East Lothian Scotland15
4Redcar and Cleveland England11
5Shetland Islands —7
6Aberdeenshire Scotland7
194 England30 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
224
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Charadrius leschenaultii
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Charadrius
Name with authority
Charadrius leschenaultii R.Lesson, 1826
Described
1826

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q18857 · GBIF 2480297