Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus (JF Gmelin, 1789)
DG
SHBDO
5260
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae
With a more easterly breeding distribution than its long-billed cousin (which it closely resembles in non-breeding plumage), it is, somewhat surprisingly, a much less frequent visitor to Britain & Ireland, with only a handful of records.
The nest and eggs of this species eluded discovery until 1906, and the nesting grounds of the eastern race were not discovered until the late 1950s.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Aberdeenshire, 1999 (Co. Wexford, 1985) |
SEASONALITY
Short-billed Dowitcher is a very rare vagrant, usually recorded in autumn.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Short-billed Dowitcher, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: DG | 5-letter code: SHBDO | Euring: 5260 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Rush cutting to create nesting patches for lapwings Vanellus vanellus and other waders, Lower Lough Erne RSPB reserve, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
- Is the density of redshank Tringa totanus nesting on saltmarshes in Great Britain declining due to changes in grazing management?
- Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success
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