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Breaking news : Greater sand plover in Swakopmund / Eckart Demasius

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Lanioturdus ; Vol. 44 (1)Publication details: Windhoek : Namibia Bird Club, 2011Description: 2 pages : illustrations, mapSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • PER 18c Lanioturdus
Summary: A Greater sand plover was first sighted of this rarity at Mile 4. The distribution map of the Atlas of Southern African Birds indicates that there are very few records along the Namibian coast. The Greater Sand plover migrates along the East african coast southwards and seems to prefer certain river estuaries as indicated on the distribution map with only a handful of recorded sightings from Walvis Bay along the Namibian coast. (Phil Hockey). The Atlas for Southern African Birds also makes reference to some records from Walvis Bay only
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A Greater sand plover was first sighted of this rarity at Mile 4. The distribution map of the Atlas of Southern African Birds indicates that there are very few records along the Namibian coast. The Greater Sand plover migrates along the East african coast southwards and seems to prefer certain river estuaries as indicated on the distribution map with only a handful of recorded sightings from Walvis Bay along the Namibian coast. (Phil Hockey). The Atlas for Southern African Birds also makes reference to some records from Walvis Bay only

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