Table 1 Timing of the main annual cycle periods of little ringed plovers (Charadrius dubius) breeding in north Europe derived from tracking data (see “Material and methods” for details).

From: Survival fluctuation is linked to precipitation variation during staging in a migratory shorebird

Period

Arrival

N

Departure

N

Post-breeding staging

14 August

19

6 October

19

Non-breeding

12 October

19

23 March

15

Pre-breeding staging

27 March

15

13 April

15

Breeding

1 April

–

30 April

–

  1. The breeding period reflects a period around the mean arrival date at the breeding site estimated from tracking data (18 April, n = 14).
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