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Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel - Unspecified

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Jable de Famara (Teguise), Lanzarote

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» January, 2021

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Eudromias morinellus - Eurasian Dotterel

Bird Species (French)

»Pluvier guignard

Bird Family

»Charadriidae - Plovers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Eight birds which formed part of a group of 19. In the eastern islands of the Canaries (Fuerteventura and Lanzarote), and more rarely on Tenerife, there are flocks in winter, sometimes in important numbers (more than 30-40 individuals). On the other hand, the species is regularly seen during the autumn migration, and more irregularly in spring.

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