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Titre :	Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in Germany in October 2003.
Auteurs :	Hermann Hoetker, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (125(2) 2004)
Article en page(s) :	83-87
Résumé :	Between 7th and 14th October 2003, a census of Golden Plover with an almost complete coverage of all Germany revealed 213,193 individuals. Most Golden Plovers were counted in Schleswig-Holstein (88,702), Lower Saxony (55,809) and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (c. 55,000). The total of the census in 2003 was a bit smaller than that of an earlier census in October 1993. Compared to 1993, in 2003 more Golden Plovers were still present in northern Germany and less in the western part of the country. Probably the survey in 2003 took place during an earlier stage of migration (earlier date of census, mild weather in Denmark and northern Germany before the census). Most Golden Plovers used arable fields, except in Lower Saxony, where most plovers were seen on grasslands. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern saltmarshes as well as costal mudflats and sandflats were important habitats.

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