Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus (JF Gmelin, 1789)
DG
SHBDO
5260
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae
![Short-billed Dowitcher, Brendan Doe Short-billed Dowitcher, Brendan Doe](https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/birdfacts/00194_Short-billed%20Dowitcher_Brendan%20Doe.jpg)
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.
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.
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
Field Codes ![]() |
2-letter: DG | 5-letter code: SHBDO | Euring: 5260 |
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