Semipalmated Plover
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Beaches, mudflats (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: American Ringed Plover lookalike.
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 Semipalmated Plover 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
- KilldeerLegendary · Short grass (rare vagrant)
- Ringed PloverUncommon · Beaches
- Eurasian DotterelRare · Mountain plateaux (summer)
- Little Ringed PloverUncommon · Gravel pits
- Tibetan Sand PloverLegendary · Beaches
- Great KnotLegendary · Mudflats (extreme vagrant)
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