Dotterel Survey/Arcticle, Your Assistance Please?

Penny and readers, I am thinking of writing a short article on Dotterel in Eastern N. America (quite rare, very few records, likely still breeds in low numbers in NW Alaska and wintering on west coast of N. America has scores of records) for our non-profits on line journal.

What are your thoughts on, with accreditation to you, if desired:

• number of breeding birds in UK ?
• any recent evidence of breeding in Ireland?
• any Iceland breeders or migrants recently?
• approx number of birds in Norway/Scandanavia ?

A bird was just found for a day 120 miles NW of Toronto Ontario Canada. We have had some rare birds including first NA RECORDS to central Alaska (islands near Nome and Pribilofs) this late summer early fall (westerlies) but have had very few birds of western Palearctic origin (easterlies). For example I have yet to see any inflow of European plovers, Ringed Plover, Redshank, E. Oystercatcher, Gray Heron, etc to Eastern Canada although a few Eurasian Widgeon and Wheatear (Greenland breeders possible) shave just shown this week in Massachusetts, NY and NJ.. We did just have strong easterlies from Newfoundland Canada to New Jersey but not necessarily reaching Toronto.

So do you have any thoughts on the possible east (Europe) or west (Alaska or Siberia) origin of a Dotterel 120 miles NW of Toronto Canada?

Please send any answers/comments to [NBP@comcast.net] and/or post here. I will note/credit if desired all comments used.

Fred Vir. New Jersey USA