Eurasian dotterel
charadrius morinellus latin

It is related to the Eurasian dotterel.

Eurasian Dotterel The male also incubates the eggs and rears the young.

The site is an important breeding ground for the Eurasian Dotterel, and represents at least 2.4% of the breeding population in Great Britain [1].

The species presence greatly varies, in the fells bluethroat, long-tailed skua, Eurasian dotterel, ptarmigan, Lapland and Snow bunting are found.

Its gentle curving slopes have much wildlife with Eurasian Dotterel, Ptarmigan, Grouse and Mountain Hare seen on a regular basis.

The Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds.

But there are Arctic species that are unknown to southern Finland, e.g. Norway lemming, arctic fox, snowy owl, Eurasian Dotterel, ptarmigan, and ring ouzel.

The Eurasian Dotterel is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

The most typical species on the heath are European Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit and Northern Wheatear but Rock Ptarmigan, Eurasian Dotterel and Whimbrel are also fairly common sights.

Its habitus seems to have been most similar to a small wader - between a Ruddy Turnstone and an Eurasian Dotterel in size maybe - or a buttonquail, but with a ling hind toe, very stout legs, and the enantiornithine beak.

The site is also an important breeding ground for many species of birds, in particular the dotterel Charadrius morinellus.

The mountain is a site for breeding Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) and this has led it to be designated as a Special Protection Area.

Most significantly, the summit areas support specialist montane birds such as breeding Dotterel Charadrius morinellus and Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos.

The Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds.