White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)Where and when to see it in the UK
Status not yet classified · reporting peaks August · Sandpipers and Allies · BOU category A
Peak months
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White-rumped Sandpiper has been recorded in 94 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (3%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Reporting peaks in August.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, VU)
View on the IUCN Red List- Very high
- 100% or more of visits
- High
- 3% to 100%
- Moderate
- <1% to 3%
- 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 | 21% | <1% | High |
| March | 4% | <1% | High |
| April | 0% | <1% | Very high |
| May | 1% | <1% | Low |
| June | 3% | <1% | High |
| July | 59% | <1% | Moderate |
| August | 100% | <1% | Moderate |
| September | 40% | <1% | Low |
| October | 15% | <1% | Very high |
| November | 17% | <1% | Low |
| December | 18% | <1% | Low |
Squares with the highest reporting rate in August
| Square | Where | Share of visits | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ28 | Wirral, England | 100% | Very high |
| SJ48 | Liverpool, England | 100% | Very high |
| SK80 | Rutland, England | 100% | Very high |
| TF34 | Lincolnshire, England | 100% | Very high |
| TM44 | Suffolk, England | 100% | Very high |
| TA42 | Sea, off East Riding of Yorkshire | 36% | High |
| NF67 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 19% | High |
| SP89 | Leicestershire, England | 15% | High |
| TF63 | Norfolk, England | 13% | High |
| NU21 | Northumberland, England | 11% | High |