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Kentish Plover
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Sandy beaches (rare).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Former breeder, named after Kent.
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 Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Kentish Plover sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. 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 Sand PloverLegendary · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser Sand PloverLegendary · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
- Tibetan Sand PloverLegendary · Beaches
- Caspian PloverLegendary · Coastal turf (very rare)
- SanderlingUncommon · Sandy beaches
- Baird's SandpiperEpic · Pools
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