Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) TK TEMST 5020
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae

This diminutive wader is a passage migrant and exceptionally rare breeder.

At the very south-western edge of its breeding range, there were only ever a very small number of individuals breeding in northern Scotland in any one year, but even these numbers have declined and it now appears to breed less than annually. Favoured breeding sites were in remote, damp, bogs.

It is most frequently recorded in BirdTrack in the spring (most records are in May) as individuals make the return journey from their wintering grounds in Africa. Records are usually of single birds since this species does not readily form flocks in the way that other waders do.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Temminck's Stint

• Breeding
• Winter

-75% Contraction

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

SEASONALITY

4

EGGS

9.1k records

BTO RECORDS

-50% Contraction

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

SEASONALITY

9.1k records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

Temminck's Stint identification is often difficult.

Status and Trends

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.

Species of European Conservation Concern	Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)	Least Concern
Schedule 1 license required (to disturb)	Yes
Birds Directive Annex 1	No
Listed on the Annexes of	WCA(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA

POPULATION SIZE

BOU Category	A
First Record	1832

DISTRIBUTION

Temminck's Stints have bred on occasion in the UK, but none were confirmed to breed during the 2007–11 atlas.

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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

No. occupied in breeding season	1
% occupied in breeding season	0.03
No. occupied in winter	1
% occupied in winter	0.03

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

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Change in occupied 10-km squares in the UK

% change in range in breeding season (1968–72 to 2008–11)	-75%
% change in range in winter (1981–84 to 2007–11)	--50%

SEASONALITY

Temminck's Stints are scarce passage migrant, regularly recorded in May and sporadically in autumn and rarely in winter.

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.

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Temminck's Stint, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Number of Broods	01–Mar
Egg Size	28×20 mm    Weight = 5.8 g (of which 5% is shell)

SURVIVAL & LONGEVITY

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report

Typical Lifespan	7 years with breeding typically at 2 year
Adult Survival	0.81

BIOMETRICS

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

Ring size	B2
Field Codes	2-letter: TK | 5-letter code: TEMST | Euring: 5020

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Pibydd Temminck

Catalan: territ de Temminck

Czech: jespák šedý

Danish: Temmincksryle

Dutch: Temmincks Strandloper

Estonian: värbrüdi e. värbrisla

Finnish: lapinsirri

French: Bécasseau de Temminck

German: Temminckstrandläufer

Hungarian: Temminck-partfutó

Icelandic: Bakkatíta

Irish: Gobadáinín Temminck

Italian: Gambecchio nano

Latvian: (Teminka šnibitis), pelekais trulitis

Lithuanian: Teminko begikas

Norwegian: Temmincksnipe

Polish: biegus maly

Portuguese: pilrito-de-temminck

Slovak: pobrežník sivý

Slovenian: Temminckov prodnik

Spanish: Correlimos de Temminck

Swedish: mosnäppa