Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)Where and when to see it in the UK
Status not yet classified · reporting peaks May · Sandpipers and Allies · BOU category A
Peak months
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Broad-billed Sandpiper has been recorded in 48 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (2%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in May.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, VU)
View on the IUCN Red List- Very high
- 100% or more of visits
- High
- 1% to 100%
- Moderate
- <1% to 1%
- Low
- under <1%
- Surveyed, not recorded
- at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
- Insufficient records
- too few visits to say
- Lighter fill
- Few visits, lower confidence
- Small dot
- Occasional: a single record, or out of season
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Seasonality
| Month | Relative to peak | Share of visits | Typical class |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| February | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| March | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| April | 19% | <1% | High |
| May | 100% | <1% | Moderate |
| June | 68% | <1% | Very high |
| July | 38% | <1% | Moderate |
| August | 5% | <1% | Low |
| September | 1% | <1% | Low |
| October | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| November | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| December | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
Squares with the highest reporting rate in May
| Square | Where | Share of visits | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| NK02 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 100% | Very high |
| NT67 | East Lothian, Scotland | 100% | Very high |
| NU13 | Northumberland, England | 100% | Very high |
| SE82 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 100% | Very high |
| SJ29 | Wirral, England | 100% | Very high |
| SX97 | Devon, England | 100% | Very high |
| SE70 | North Lincolnshire, England | 4% | High |
| SE60 | Doncaster, England | 3% | High |
| TM45 | Suffolk, England | 2% | High |
| SE27 | North Yorkshire, England | 2% | High |