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Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

Started Oct 17, 2019 | Photos thread
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Re: Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

Michael J Davis wrote:

Lovely shots - thanks for sharing!

In Europe, our Dotterels (Eudromias morinellus) winter in North Africa and fly to highland regions in Northern Europe to breed - In Lancashire where I live they usually stop-over around May 1st on Pendle Hill on their way to Scotland.

The interesting thing about our Dotterels is that the female has the brighter plumage while the males are quite dull. Are yours the same?

No, the male is very much brighter than the female, as in my pics.

All of the authoritative sources I know of indicate this.

Here's a chick (from last season) - they are so cute and so very vulnerable, but well camouflaged:

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