Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii   [Lesson, 1826]

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Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
BTO Codes: DP, GRSPL EURING No: 4790
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Endangered
Global: Least Concern ( Details )
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Status in UK: (A)  Accidental
Subspecies: undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 56 cm Weight: M/F: 90 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and after Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour (1773-1826) French botanist and collector
World Distribution: BREEDS: Middle East to c Asia, WINTERS: s Asia to Australia & s Africa
Habitat: stone flats, sandy riverbanks, on migration estuaries
Diet: Insects, especially beetles

Records and Distribution

First Record: West Sussex, 1978 (Kitson, A.R. et al. 1980. British Birds 73:568-573)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007): 14 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Lothian (1999), Northeast (1991), Orkney (1979),
   North-east England: East Yorkshire (2004),
   North-west England: Cumbria (1988),
   English Midlands:
   Eastern England: Essex (1992), Lincolnshire (1981), Norfolk (2004), Suffolk (1981),
   South-east England: Kent (1992), West Sussex (1996),
   South-west England: Devon (1988),
   Wales: Gwent (1988),

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Other Names

 
Gaelic: Welsh: Cwtiad y Twyod Mwyalf
Danish: Ørkenpræstekrave Dutch: Woestijnplevier
Finnish: Aavikkotylli French: Gravelot de Leschenault
German: Wüstenregenpfeifer Hungarian: Sivatagi lile
Icelandic: Auðnalóa Irish:
Italian: Corriere di Leschenault Norwegian: Ørkenlo
Polish: Sieweczka pustynna Portuguese: Borrelho-mongol-grande
Spanish: Chorlitejo mongol grande Swedish: Ökenpipare

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