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Dotterel Charadrius morinellus [Linnaeus, 1758]


	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: Least Concern
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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 Whitfield, P. (2002) Bird Sudy 49:237-249

First Record: 15th Century

Latest Survey: Whitfield, P. (2002) Bird Sudy 49:237-249

Conservation Status: AMBER because Localised Breeding Population, Eaton, M.A. et al. 2009. British Birds 102:296-341

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

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

Races of Concern:

Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):

No habitat data from BBS

European Population Size:

Summer: 9000 to 28 thousand pairs Bufield, I. & Van Bommel, F. (2004) Birds in Europe. Birdlife International, Cambridge.

Population Assesment from Birds in Europe

Distribution in Europe

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


Other Names
Eurasian Dotterel


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:

Wikipedia entry

State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead

Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com

Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005

Find more papers on Google Scholar

Find more papers on Scirus


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