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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phil baber" data-source="post: 1582602" data-attributes="member: 71208">Having only seen 1 Greater in Uk. I was struck by how long the bill looked and how "large-headed" compared to this bird. IMO this is a Lesser SP. They have a more "appealing" look IMO. Compare Howard's 2 comparison photos above. This beautifully demonstrates this.I always consider GSP to have a "crocodile-head", compared to the more "gentle-plover head" of LSP. Study the above 2 photos again and you will see this...Something else that hasn't been mentioned. The length of bill on LSP from base to tip should equate with distance from bill-base to rear of eye.Use this rule on Howard's comparison photos, and you will see it fits for the right hand bird. But the left-hand bird? The bill is much longer. It is a GSP...as we know.Now use this rule on these pics of the USA SP...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/</a>...and you will see the bill-length rule fits perfectly. (Use a ruler if necessary!)IMO the bird in question is a Lesser SandPlover. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>