A friend has roped off the Dotterel nest on the beach in an attempt to keep vehicles and pedestrians, horses and dogs away. He has also seen 3 eggs in the nest. 🐦 The nests of northern New Zealand dotterels are simple scrapes in the substrate … The main threats are loss of eggs and chicks to mammalian and avian predators, disturbance from human activities on beaches, loss of nests to big tides … Three eggs are laid … Incubation usually takes 28-30 days; the fledging period is variable, but averages about 6 weeks.

A friend has roped off the Dotterel nest on the beach in an attempt to keep vehicles and pedestrians, horses and dogs away. He has also seen 3 eggs in the nest. 🐦

Roped off dotterel nest on the flat part of the beach.

Dotterel on nest beside a piece of driftwood.

The nests of northern New Zealand dotterels are simple scrapes in the substrate … The main threats are loss of eggs and chicks to mammalian and avian predators, disturbance from human activities on beaches, loss of nests to big tides … Three eggs are laid … Incubation usually takes 28-30 days; the fledging period is variable, but averages about 6 weeks.

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