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Dotterel Charadrius morinellus   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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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  
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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: 15th Century
    Latest Survey: Whitfield, P. (2002) Bird Sudy 49:237-249
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 9000 to 28 thousand pairs
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: BirdTrack
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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 - 30 days as: Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1

Number Ringed: 60
Adult Survival: No data Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: 2 years Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 10yr10m
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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
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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
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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
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.21, Jun 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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