Excavator: Ground. Nest sites are often open, level sand on footpaths and in sand pits. The species occasionally nests in enormous, compact aggregations (R.C.L. Perkins, 1919g).
It nests in sandy soils forming aggregations, preferring sandy banks or rivers and lakes (Osytshnjuk 1977, Dylewska 1987, Osytshnjuk et al. 2008).