Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

STATUS AT LONGHAM LAKES

Regular passage migrant.

Earliest: 1 on 11th April 2013 (Lorne Bissell).
Latest migrant: 1 on 18th October 2010 (Ray Gleason), but see wintering below.

Wintering:
2 on 18th November 2005 (Trevor Thorpe).
1 on c10th-16th October 2010 (Birdforum)

Maxima:
5 on 3rd-4th September 2009.
5 on 24th April 2008.
5 on 19th April 2006 (Brian Chard)
4 on 18th August 2003.
4 on 25th April 2008 (Chris Parnell).
4 on 12th July 2008 (Trevor Thorpe).
9 on 4th July 2010 (all together on LR North). (Chris Parnell).
14 on 10th July 2011 (George Green).

2010 records: as above plus 1 on 16th July 2010. 1 on 2nd, 1 on 19th September and 1 on 10th October 2010 (WEBS)

2011 records: 2011: 13th – 16th April – 4; 21st April – 3; 22nd – 30th April -1; 1st May – 3; 22nd June – 1; 30th June – 1; 9th July – 8; 10th July – 14; 13th July – 3; 17th July – 4; 19th July – 5; 27th July – 5; 30th July – 3; 1st August – 1; 6th August – 2; 14th Aug – 9; 15th Aug – 3 (16th-2); 2 on 25th and 1 on 27th -28th August; 1 on 1st October

2012 records: 20th April – 8; 24th April – 2; 30th April – 1; 1st May – 4; 3rd May – 4; 4th May – 10+; 5th May 3; 7th May – 1; 19th May – 1. ; 24th June – 1, 29th June – 1, 4th July – 8, 9th July – 2, 20th July – 1, 23rd July – 2+, 9th August – 2.

2013: 11th April – 1; 12th April – 2; 13th April – 2-3; 14th April – 2; 16th April – 1; 19th April – 3; 26th April – 2; 7th May – 2; 8th May – 2; 8th July – 1; 12th July – 1; 16th July – 2; 17th July – 1; 20th July – 2: 27th July – 2; 29th July – 3; 31st July – 6; 1st August – 2; 4th September – 1; 6th September – 1.

2014: 9th April – 1; 17th April – 1; 20th April – 2; 22nd April – 4; 3rd May – 2; 24th June – 2; 7th -8th July – 1; 20th-26th – up to 3; 10th August – 2; 11th September – 1.

2015: 15th April – 1; 23rd April – 3; 26th April – 1; 2nd-4th May – 1; 6th-14th July – 1; 21st July – 3; 15th August – 2; 16th August – 5.