Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks September · Sandpipers and Allies · BOU category A
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper has been recorded in 10 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in September.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, VU)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE82 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 11 | 2023 | unverified |
| NO65 | Angus, Scotland | 9 | 2023 | unverified |
| SC26 | Isle of Man | 7 | 2023 | unverified |
| ST55 | Somerset, England | 41 | 2011 | unverified |
| ST56 | North Somerset, England | 1 | 2011 | unverified |
| TA41 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 4 | 2007 to 2010 | unverified |
| TA31 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 3 | 2010 | unverified |
| TR06 | Kent, England | 17 | 2007 | unverified |
| SW42 | Cornwall, England | 12 | 2004 | unverified |
| TR26 | Kent, England | 3 | 2001 | unverified |