British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
Passage:
First Record:
Latest Survey:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
Average Day of First Arrival:
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.85 ± 0.45 (2 - 5) N = 413
Incubation:
by the:
Male + Female
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
Sexually dimorphic (female much larger than male)
Male:
110.3 ± 3.1
Range
104.0 - 119.0 mm, (N = 33)
Female:
114.6 ± 3.0
Range
109.0 - 121.0 mm, (N = 41)
Weight
Sexually dimorphic (female much larger than male)
Male:
50.23 ± 5.89
Range
41.00 - 62.00 g , (N =31)
Female:
59.34 ± 9.71
Range
44.00 - 84.00 g , (N =36)
Seasonal:
Summer 56.99 ± 9.83 (N = 487)
Autumn 60.36 ± 9.97 (N = 196)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Mudderklire
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Gobadán Coiteann
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Andarríos chico
Swedish:
Local Names:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
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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
Order:
Charadriiformes
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