British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Important Non-breeding Population
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Common in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
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European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(II,III), WBD(I, II*&III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.94 ± 0.28 (2 - 4) N = 527
Incubation:
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
192.4 ± 5.4
Range
168.0 - 207.0 mm, (N = 213)
Juvenile:
191.2 ± 5.0
Range
169.0 - 203.0 mm, (N = 211)
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
203.6 ± 18.44
Range
124.6 - 280.0 g , (N =224)
Juvenile:
198.5 ± 17.3
Range
132.6 - 249.0 . , (N =196)
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Seasonal:
Summer 193.9 ± 13.08 (N = 40)
Autumn 193.6 ± 14.21 (N = 432)
Winter 214.5 ± 19.91 (N = 427)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
European Golden Plover
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Hjejle
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Feadóg Bhuí
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Chorlito dorado
Swedish:
Local Names:
Collective Noun:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Byrkjedal, I. & Thompson, D. 1998 Tundra plovers Poyser, London
[598.612 BYR]
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
BOU Register of Avian Theses entry
Order:
Charadriiformes
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