British Population Size:
Summer:
24 thousand pairs
in 2000
Winter:
73 individuals
in 2004-09
Passage:
100 individuals
 
First Record:
1544
Latest Survey:
Dougall, T.W. et al. (2004) WSG Bulletin 105:42-49
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:
Map of foreign ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
Average Day of First Arrival:
15 Apr
European Population Size:
Summer:
370 to 700 thousand pairs
(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:
36 x 26 mm
Egg Weight:
12.5 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
30
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
3.85 ± 0.45 (2 - 5) N = 413
Incubation:
21- 22 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
26 - 28days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
19 May (5 May - 6 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
0.844
± 0.062
(M:0.720
;
F:0.670
)
Juvenile Survival:
0.570 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
8
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
14 years 0 months 11 days (set in 2006)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B+
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:
Fìdhleir-bòrd-an-locha
Welsh:
Pibydd y Dorlan
Danish:
Mudderklire
Dutch:
Oeverloper
Finnish:
Rantasipi
French:
Chevalier guignette
German:
Flußuferläufer
Hungarian:
Billegeto cankó
Icelandic:
Lindastelkur
Irish:
Gobadán Coiteann
Italian:
Piro piro piccolo
Norwegian:
Strandsnipe
Polish:
Brodziec piskliwy
Portuguese:
Maçarico-das-rochas
Spanish:
Andarríos chico
Swedish:
Drillsnäppa
Local Names: Sand Lark
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on Google Scholar
or Scirus by clicking the icon
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead