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Dotterel Charadrius morinellus   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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   Page updated:16-January-2013
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
BTO Codes: DO, DOTTE EURING No: 4820
Number in Britain: 630 males (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK: AMBER
European: Not a species of concern
Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A)  Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 60 cm Weight: M/F: 110 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and Gr.: moros=silly
World Distribution: BREEDS: Locally in n&c Europe, n&c Asia, Alaska, WINTERS: Mediterranean
Habitat: Steppe, stony grassland, on migration mudflats
Diet: Mostly insects and spiders, some other invertebrates, taken from ground or beneath stones
TitBit: The female (who is more brightly coloured) leaves the male to incubate the eggs. It is also good to eat, and the feathers make excellent flies for fishing.  

Population and Distribution

Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
    Summer: 510 to 750 males in 1999
    First Record: Recorded in Medieval times
    Latest Survey: Whitfield, P. (2002) Bird Sudy 49:237-249
    Conservation Status: AMBER because Localised Breeding Population,
   Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 AMBER     1996-2001 AMBER  
   Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
Migration routes: Map of foreign ringing recoveries
European Population Size:
    Summer: 9000 to 28 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:

Breeding and Survival
Egg Size: 41 x 29 mm Egg Weight: 17.0 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 1
Clutch Size: 3 eggs
Incubation: 24- 28 days   by the: Male
Fledging: 25 - 30days as: Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival: No data
Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: 2 years Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 10 years 10 months 1 days (set in 1998)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries

Biometrics
Ring Size: C2
Wing Length Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Seasonal:

Other Names
Eurasian Dotterel
Previously Eudromias morinellus
Gaelic: Amadan-mòintich Welsh: Hutan y Mynydd
Danish: Pomeransfugl Dutch: Morinelplevier
Finnish: Keräkurmitsa French: Pluvier guignard
German: Mornell-Regenfeifer Hungarian: Havasi lile
Icelandic: Fjalllóa Irish: Amadán Móinteach
Italian: Piviere tortolino Norwegian: Boltit
Polish: Mornel Portuguese: Tarambola-carambola
Spanish: Chorlito carambolo Swedish: Fjällpipare
Local Names:Stone Runner
Collective Noun:Trip

For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1973 The dotterel Collins, London [598.612 NET]
   Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London [598.6 NET]
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