Sanderling   Caladris alba

Jackson (1966) considers the bird as a regular passage migrant on Foula from mid-July onwards, although there are few available documented records to indicate this.

 

·         1954   20, 8th September (Jackson, 1966).

·         1995   Two, 17th and One, 19th September.

·         2001   Single bird, South Ness, 17th September.

·         2003   A single bird on 11th August and another from the 8th - 12th September.

·         2004   Two, on the 2nd September.

·         2005   One, 6th – 10th October.

 

Please contact the author if you are aware of other records to add to this.