La synthèse 2007 des comptages de Pluviers guignards en France

The Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) breeds in the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia, from Norway to eastern Siberia, and on suitable mountain plateaus such as the Scottish highlands and the Alps. This species is migratory, wintering in a narrow belt across north Africa from Morocco eastwards to Iran (but also locally in Spain). Small parties (trips) of Dotterels pass each year at inland arable or grassy sites through France. For the 6th year, three national counts were organized in France the 8th of May, the 25th of August and the 15th of September 2007 (near the peaks of the adults and juveniles passages).
In this article, François Legendre (fl1973ATyahoo.fr), who coordonates nationally with Emmanuel Royand and Jacques Dalmau these counts, proposes us the 2007 synthesis of the results.