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Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius [Scopoli, 1786]

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Page updated:16-January-2013

	Order: Charadriiformes	Family: Charadriidae
	BTO Codes: LP, LIRPL	EURING No: 4690
	Number in Britain: 1100 pairs (Summer)
	Conservation Status:
	UK: GREEN
	European: Not a species of concern
	Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: curonicus recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 14 cm	Wingspan: 45 cm	Weight: M/F: 40 g

Scientific name from:	Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and L.: dubius=uncertain
World Distribution:	BREEDS: Europe, n Africa, Asia, WINTERS: c Africa, n Australia

Habitat:	Sandy or rocky lakeshores, on migration mudflats
Diet:	Insects, also spiders and other invertebrates, just below surface of wet ground
TitBit:	Before the 1930s the Little Ringed Plover was a rare vagrant to Britain, but its liking for breeding in gravel pits and on the shores of man-made reservoirs has lead to a remarkable spread in abundance.

Population and Distribution

	Population Trend:	No population trend available
	Distribution:	Atlas Maps

British Population Size:

Summer: 1115 pairs in 2007 Conway, G.J. et al. (2008) UK population estimates from the 2007 breeding little ringed and ringed plover surveys BTO, Thetford

Conway, G.J. et al. (2008) UK population estimates from the 2007 breeding little ringed and ringed plover surveys BTO, Thetford

First Record: Sussex, pre-1835 Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL]

First Breeding Record: Hertfordshire 1938 Brown, A. 2007. British Birds 100:214-243

Results from most recent national breeding survey

Latest Survey: Conway, G.J. et al. (2008) UK population estimates from the 2007 breeding little ringed and ringed plover surveys BTO, Thetford

Conservation Status: GREEN Eaton, M.A. et al. 2009. British Birds 102:296-341

Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 GREEN Gregory, R.D. et al. 2002. British Birds 95:410-448

1996-2001 GREEN Gibbons, D.W. et al. 1996. RSPB Conservation Review 10:7-18

Races of Concern: curonicus GREEN

Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):

No habitat data from BBS

Migration routes: Map of foreign ringing recoveries

European Population Size:

Summer: 70 to 115 thousand pairs Bufield, I. & Van Bommel, F. (2004) Birds in Europe. Birdlife International, Cambridge.

Population Assesment from Birds in Europe

Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas

Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA

Survey Results:	Results from BirdTrack

Breeding and Survival
Egg Size: 30 x 22 mm	Egg Weight: 6.6 g (of which . % is shell)

Number of Nest Records: 77
Clutch Size: 4 eggs
Incubation: 24- 25 days		by the: Male + Female
Fledging: 25 - 27days		as: Precocial, downy

First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1/2

Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival: 0.550
Juvenile Survival: No data

Age at First Breeding: 2 years	Typical Lifespan: 4 years
Maximum Recorded Age: 6 years 8 months 14 days (set in 1984)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries

Biometrics
Ring Size: B2
Wing Length	Adult:	119.2 ± 3.1 Range 111.0 - 127.0 mm, (N = 63)
	Juvenile:	117.0 ± 3.3 Range 106.0 - 125.0 mm, (N = 85)
	Male:	119.7 ± 3.5 Range 113.0 - 127.0 mm, (N = 23)
	Female:	119.2 ± 2.9 Range 112.0 - 125.0 mm, (N = 32)

Weight	Adult:	37.94 ± 2.51 Range 30.00 - 49.00 g , (N =58)
	Juvenile:	38.0 ± 5.8 Range 27.5 - 53.0 . , (N =77)
	Male:	36.83 ± 2.07 Range 33.60 - 42.00 g , (N =21)
	Female:	37.99 ± 2.57 Range 30.00 - 45.00 g , (N =31)
	Seasonal:	Summer 37.80 ± 2.99 (N = 107)
	Source:	British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data

Other Names
Little Plover


Gaelic: Trìlleachan-tràghad-beag	Welsh: Cwtiad Torchog Bach
Danish: Lille præstekrave	Dutch: Kleine plevier
Finnish: Pikkutylli	French: Petit Gravelot
German: Flußregenpfeifer	Hungarian: Kis lile
Icelandic: Vatnalóa	Irish: Feadóigín Chladaigh
Italian: Corriere piccolo	Norwegian: Dverglo
Polish: Sieweczka rzeczna	Portuguese: Borrelho-pequeno-de-coleira
Spanish: Chorlitejo chico	Swedish: Mindre strandpipare

For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Allsop, K. 1949 Adventure lit their star Latimer House, London

See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius [Scopoli, 1786]

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