Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria (A Wilson, 1813) I. SOLSA 5520
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae

Solitary Sandpiper, Scott Mayson

The Nearctic counterpart of Green Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper breeds in boreal marshes from Alaska to Newfoundland. It is a very rare autumn visitor to Britain & Ireland.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
320 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
320 records

BTO RECORDS

320 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
320 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Solitary Sandpiper breeding distribution 2008-11
Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Solitary Sandpiper, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: xivita solitària
Czech: vodouš samotárský
Danish: Amerikansk Svaleklire
Dutch: Amerikaanse Bosruiter
Estonian: ameerika metstilder
Finnish: amerikanmetsäviklo
French: Chevalier solitaire
German: Einsamer Wasserläufer
Hungarian: remetecankó
Icelandic: Svölustelkur
Irish: Gobadán Aonarach
Italian: Piro piro solitario
Latvian: taigas tilbite
Lithuanian: aliaskinis tikutis
Norwegian: Eremittsnipe
Polish: brodziec ciemnorzytny
Portuguese: maçarico-solitário
Slovak: kalužiak samotársky
Slovenian: ameriški pikasti martinec
Spanish: Andarríos solitario
Swedish: amerikansk skogssnäppa

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