eurasian dotterel (1 Viewer)

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Jérémy Savioz

• Oct 2, 2011

• #1

Hello,

The migration of the eurasian dotterel is almost over but I was wondering about something. Do you think that his stopovers are influenced by meteorological conditions ? I noticed that there are observations in any weather and there aren't more dotterels when it rains than when it's sunny. So I don't think that a particularly bad weather can force him to stop, but I would like your opinion about this...
Thanks,

 

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steve west

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2011

• #2

I think bad weather is more likely to bring them down in the spring. Anyway, in my experience in northeast Spain, I have seen them in May after storms or heavy rain. The same places in August and September are regular stopover sites and then the weather doesn't seem to matter.

Steve

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Oct 3, 2011

• #3

Regular stopping places for migrating Dotterel are probably learned from older birds. As they turn up in the same places year after year, quite often on / around the same date ( for instance May 5 on Pendle Hill, Lancashire, England ) then weather can't be playing a part in their appearance.

Chris

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2011

• #4

I would agree that location/date as Chris says is probably more important than weather. Birds regularly turn up at the same sites year after year.

CB

 

François Doyen

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2011

• #5

Dotterel spot in farmland in Belgium (= difficult to find). The most important thing to found them is good field on good place. but the weather is very important thing! you can find a few with sunny weather (they usually don'tt stop) but you have far more chance with bad weather.

FD (found 97 this autumn incl. a flock of 36 and 28)