Little Ringed Plovers Charadrius dubius have
colonised Britain during the twentieth century and the species is
especially associated with exposed sand and gravel banks. It has
accordingly benefitted from the development of minerals and
aggregate extraction in lowland England and Wales and is especially
associated with this habitat. The population is relatively small
and there are no known internationally important concentrations.
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus formerly bred in
the UK in very small numbers, but there have been no recent
breeding records. Woodcock Scolopax rusticola are widely,
but locally, distributed across Britain and Ireland, occurring in
woodlands. They occur at low densities. Especially given the large
numbers of this species occurring in continental Europe (Britain
holds between 1%–4% of the European total), there are no known
concentrations of international importance. Both breeding and
wintering Woodcocks occur on many SPAs classified for other species
within the UK network. Common Sandpipers Actitis
hypoleucos breed widely in upland Britain and Ireland. They
are territorial waders occurring adjacent to streams and other
flowing water. There are no known concentrations of international
importance, although the species occurs incidentally in most upland
SPAs classified for other montane and sub-montane birds. Britain
lies on the northernmost edge of the European range of
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
which is essentially a Meditteranean species. The species has
regularly occurred in the breeding season at one site since 1995
(Ogilvie and the Rare Birds Breeding Panel 1998,1999). There are no
current, or likely future, concentrations of this species at levels
of international importance.