Common Sandpiper
A regular passage visitor to the reservoir. The most common wader seen.
1939 - No recent records but doubtless occurs on passage
29/04/65 - 10 birds
27/04/67 - 24 birds
23/04/73 - 24 birds
28/04/80 - 16+ birds
04/07/81 - 6 birds
22/04/82 - 7 birds
28/04/84 - 9 birds
30/04/86 - Single bird
17/08/86 - Single bird
21/04/88 - 3 birds
23/04/89 - 2 birds
14/04/90 - Single bird
18/07/90 - 2 birds
23/04/91 - 50 birds. By far the highest count to date. Wind had recently veered to 'south-west.' (BS)
09/05/91 - 36 birds, including one individual showing 'melanism.' (DWH) & (BS)
26/07/91 - 2 birds
02/09/91 - 2 birds
03/05/92 - 9 birds. Single bird being present between July & September
19/04/93 - 3 birds
12/08/93 - 4 birds
12/04/94 - 5 birds
03/09/94 - 2 birds
28/04/95 - 5+ birds
26/07/95 - Single bird
25/04/96 - 4 birds. 1 or 2 birds recorded in July & August
17/10/96 - 2 birds
10/07/97 - 9 birds. 7 birds seen on other visits during this month. No records during the Spring of this year
20/04/98 - Single bird. Approx. 30 birds seen on 21/04; during wet & windy conditions
08/09/98 - 2 birds, rising to 4 birds on 11/09
01/10/98 - 2 birds. Single bird still present until 06/11
22/04/99 - Single bird
26/04/99 - 14 birds & 9 reported on 30/04
13/05/99 - Single bird. Single birds seen also on 22/07 & 28/07
05/08/99 - 6 birds
23/09/99 - 2 birds
08/04/00 - Single bird, also on 20/05/00 and 30/06/00
22/08/00 - 2 birds rising to 4 the next day
01/09/00 - Single bird rising to 6 on 5/09 with 3 or 4 present until 09/09
11/09/00 - Single bird
04/10/00 - Single bird stayed 5 days
13/04/01 - Single bird
16/04/01 - 5 birds
02/05/01 - Single bird
08/07/01 - Single bird, then seen all month with peak of 8 on 10/07
21/08/01 - Single bird risng to peak of 8 on 26/08, 4 on 30/08
01/09/01 - Single bird for 5 days then 2 until 29/09 and 4 on 30/09
01/10/01 - 3 birds, then single bird until 09/10
03/12/01 - Single bird and another on 17/12
17/04/02 - 8 birds with 2 on 18/04 and 1 from 25/04 to end of month
02/05/02 - Single bird
13/07/02 - 2 birds until the end of month with 3 on 27/07
01/08/02 - Single bird risng to peak of 11 on 26/08
01/09/02 - 1 or 2 birds all month with peak of 4 on 11/09
01/10/02 - Single bird until 11/10 with 2 on 02/10 and 10/10
23/04/03 - Single bird
24/05/03 - Single bird
13/07/03 - Single bird also on 15/07
01/08/03 - Single bird rising to peaks of 7 on 10/08, 18/08 and 20/08
11/09/03 - Single bird until 17th with 2 on 22/09
16/04/04 - 5 birds, with up to 4 to the end of the month
02/05/04 - 2 birds with single the next day
04/07/04 - 6 birds. Some all month with peaks of 7 on 22/07 and 31/07
01/08/04 - 3 birds rising to peak of 9 on 15/07
01/09/04 - 2 birds rising to peak of 4 from 17/09 to 19/09
03/10/04 - Single bird. Also from 15/10 to 18/10
05/04/05 - Single bird
19/04/05 - 18 birds in Jim's field
25/04/05 - Single bird
08/05/05 - Single bird. Also one on 12/05
07/07/05 - 6 birds and 3 on 29/07
01/08/05 - Single bird, with other single bird only sightings this month
05/09/05 - 2 birds with 1 or 2 birds to end of month
18/04/06 - Single bird. Also on 23/04
01/05/06 - 3 birds
08/07/06 - 3 birds and up to 3 during the rest of the month
03/08/06 - 2 birds to end of month with peaks of 4 on 22/08 and 24/08
01/09/06 - 2 birds also on 02/09 and singles until end of month
09/04/07 - Single bird
11/05/07 - Single bird
03/07/07 - Single bird with 1 or 2 birds all month and peaks of 4 on 12/07 and 26/07
02/08/07 - 4 birds with birds all month peaking at 5 on 29/08
02/09/07 - Single bird with 1 or 2 all month and peak of 4 on 03/09
23/04/08 - 6 birds
25/07/08 - 14 birds
01/08/08 - 8 birds
02/09/08 - 9 birds with varying numbers through the month
2009 - recorded on 81 dates with 11 birds on 02/08 and up to 10 in July during low water level.
2010 - recorded on 67 dates with 14+ on 20/04 and up to 8 in August and up to 9 in July
2011 - recorded on 53 dates with max 5 on 02/08
2012 - recorded on 50 dates with max 7 on dates in July and August
2013 - recorded on 84 dates with max 12 on 31/07
2014 - recorded on 57 dates with max 15 on 16/07. Up to 5 in August and 6+ in April
2015 - recorded on 76 dates with max 6 on 27/08. Up to 6 in August and up to 5 in September
2016 - recorded on 53 dates with max 7 on 27/04. Up to 6 in August.
2017 - recorded on 38 dates with max 18 on 09/07, otherwise single figures
2018 - recorded on 24 dates with max 7 on 15/07, smallest numbers for many years
2019 - recorded on 35 dates with max of 9 on 15/04, a slight improvement on last year
2020 - recorded on 53 dates with max of 9 on 24/04 and again 9 on 25/07 and 26/07
2021 - recorded on 30 dates with max of 7 on 21/04
2022 - recorded on 75 dates with max of 15 on 16/08. Also 14 on 01/07
2023 - recorded in 61 dates with max of 11 on 18/08. Also 8 on 19/08 and 7 on 30/06