Least Sandpiper
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Muddy pools (very rare).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: American; smallest wader, yellow legs.
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 Least 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
- Red-necked StintLegendary · Pools (very rare)
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperLegendary · Coastal pools (very rare)
- Broad-billed SandpiperEpic · Pools (very rare passage)
- Long-toed StintLegendary · Muddy pools (extreme vagrant)
- Western SandpiperLegendary · Mudflats (very rare vagrant)
- Baird's SandpiperEpic · Pools
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