Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Science Article 1 abstract Aims: The nest-site selection and breeding biology of Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus were studied on sandy beaches of the Portuguese West coast.Methods: Nest-site characteristics were compared with those of random points and between successful and unsuccessful nests. Breeding parameters (timing of laying, nesting success and egg size) […]

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Science Article 5 abstract We quantified vegetation characteristics at nest sites of Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Killdeers (C. vociferus) in south-eastern Colorado during 1995 to assessinterspecific differences in nesting habitat and determine whether habitat characteristics influenced nest fate. Killdeers nested in areas with significantly more grass, litter, and vegetation within […]

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Science Article 4 abstract Offspring size is a very important life-history trait that may be affected by maternal effects and environmental conditions. We studied variation in egg size and within-clutch symmetry variation in egg volume in Kentish Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus in southern Spain over six years. Repeatability of egg volume among […]

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Science Article 7 abstract Population size, distribution and reproductive success of Kentish Plovers in Hungary are sum-marised. 105-140 pairs bred in 1988-1992. Two breeding sites (Miklapuszta and Southern Hun-gary) contained the bulk of the population, with 60-80 pairs and 35-40 pairs, respectively. Thenumber of breeding pairs has declined in recent years. […]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 5 abstract This study describes their habitat use and resource overlap in an area of co-occur-rence in southern Norway, and analyzes their population densities, and aggression inrelation to predictions from the competitive exclusion principle. Ingvar Byrkjedal, J. Orn. 130, 1989: S. 197-206 Download article download full text (pdf)

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 6 abstract Knowledge of diet and intake rates is a useful first step in understanding the distribution and behaviour of foragers. The diet of Golden Plovers and Lapwings feeding on arable farmland has been rarely studied. Yet these species increasingly occupy this habitat in winter. They are known to […]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 4 abstract Most studies of climate-driven changes in avian breeding phenology have focused on temperate passerines, yet the consequences of such environmental change may be more deleterious for other avian taxa, such as arctic and sub-arctic waders (Charadrii). We therefore examine large-scale climatic correlates of the breeding phenology of […]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 2 abstract Despite the listing of golden plover Pluvialis apricaria on Annex 1 of the European Directive on theConservation of Wild Birds there is virtually no information on the habitat requirements or diet oftheir chicks. We used radio telemetry to investigate habitat selection of 22 broods on two uplandstudy […]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 7 abstract Previous work has shown that Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria guarding chicks utilize heavily disturbed habitat at a lower rate than surrounding areas, but that such rates of avoidance are reduced when the movement of people is restricted to a surfaced footpath. However, there remained some unanswered questions, […]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Science Article 1 abstract 1. The golden plover Pluvialis apricaria is of high conservation concern in Europe.Previous studies have concentrated on how birds utilize moorland. We used radio-telemetry to study their habitat selection and behaviour, during both night andday, in an upland landscape of enclosed