Date: 10/22/26 10:36 am From: Christopher Hill (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: [External] AOS taxonomy update
> On Oct 22, 2026, at 1:17 PM, Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> I believe each state picks up two new species, with splits: one Willet and one Whimbrel, if SC has any records for the European taxon.
I am not aware of any SC records of European Whimbrel. I was well aware of the NC records. If anyone knows of any SC records, please share them. I suspect that SC will not be adding that species yet, though.
I did take a quick look in Post and Gauthreaux and Mcnair and Post, and found no mention there. Ebird shows European Whimbrel records bracketing SC - in Sapelo Sound in GA, and of course in the Core Banks region of NC, but none for SC.
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