Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Shot, no nos. given, 14th Dec. 1914 (D. Carr).*
- One, not aged, 24th Sep. to 2nd Oct. 1949 (R.E. Alley, B. King, M.J. Wotton). See note 1 below.
- One, not aged, 21st Sep. 1952 (B. King).
- One, not aged, 30th Sep. 1962 (B. Rabbits).
- One, not aged, 3rd March 1963 (M.W. Seaford).
- Two, not aged, 27th Sep. 1964 (R.J. Prytherch).
- One, not aged, 25th Oct. to 7th Nov. 1964 (M. Kendall, R.J. Prytherch).
- Two, not aged, 7th Nov. 1965 (R.M. Curber).
- One, not aged, 14th Oct. 1972.
- One, not aged, 20th-29th Sep. 1973.
- One, not aged, 27th Sep. 1975.
- One, not aged, 29th Dec. 1977.
- Five, not aged, 12th Sep. 1990 (G. Hudd),* presumed same one, not aged, 13th Sep. (K.E. Glonovan?),* & one, not aged, 15th-22nd Sep.
- One, not aged, 22nd Sep. 1996, & one, perhaps the same, 5th Oct. 1996.
- One, juvenile, 21st Oct. to 13th Nov. 2003 (N.R. Milbourne, R. Treeby, A.H. Davis, C. Craig et al.).
- Two, not aged, 7th Oct. 2005 (I. Stapp, R. Mielcarek, N.R. Milbourne).
- One, not aged, 27th Nov. 2011 (N.R. Milbourne).
- One, not aged, 5th Jan. 2012 (pers. comm. C. Billinghurst).*
- One, juvenile, 23rd-26th Sep. 2016 (R. Mielcarek, I. Stapp, A.H. Davis, N.R. Milbourne et al.).
Note 1: First inland record for the district and for the North Somerset reservoirs (perhaps not true given the Carr record of 1914).
Bibliography (sources of information):
- Blaythwayt, Rev F.L. (ed.). Report on Somerset Birds, 1949. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- Chadwick, P.J. (ed.). Avon Bird Report, 1977. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Craig, C. 2003. Somerset Ornithological Society Website Messageboard
- Davis, A.H. (ed.). Avon Bird Report, 1996. Avon Ornithological Group.
- Davis, A.H. 2003. Somerset Ornithological Society Website Messageboard
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Bristol Bird Report, 1962. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Bristol Bird Report, 1963. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Bristol Bird Report, 1964. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Bristol Bird Report, 1965. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Ornithological Notes Bristol District, 1949. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Ornithological Notes Bristol District, 1952. Bristol Naturalists’ Society.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1964. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1965. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1972. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- Davis, H.H. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1973. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- G(lonovan?), K.E. Top End hide diary.
- Hudd, G. Top End hide diary.
- McGeoch, J.A. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1975. Somerset Ornithological Society.
- McGeoch, J.A. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1977. Somerset Ornithological Society.
- Milbourne, N.R. Personal Diaries.
- Stapp, I. & Mielcarek, R. Top End hide diary.
- Taylor, S.M. (ed.). Avon Bird Report, 1990. Avon Ornithological Society.
- Taylor, W.R. (ed.). Somerset Birds, 1952. Somersetshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
- Treeby, R. 2003. Somerset Ornithological Society Website Messageboard.
Last update: 7th December 2024