is the bird of saltmarshes; on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts it occurs on sandy beaches, in mudfields and salt-pans, while in the Pannonian Plain it inhabits saltsteppes.
This barely 16 cm large bird is classified as endangered in Europe and a very rare breeder in Slovenia. Its most important nesting grounds in our country is the Sečovlje Salina, where a few dozens are known to breed. In the salt-pans it can be seen from February to October.
Pi=0.01, Pi2 = 0, Piln[Pi] = - 0.045
χ2 = 91896.4766, σ2 = 843332.5625, P(A) = 0
Število osebkov / Number of Individuals: 4425
Število opazovanj / Number of Sightings: 627
Prvo / First: 5.2.1974 (Lera, KPSS)
Zadnje / Last: 21.9.2009, Piccia (Lera, KPSS)
Najbolj zgodnje / Earliest: 5.1.2004, Velika Lama (Fontanigge, KPSS)
Najbolj pozno / Latest: 30.12.1995 (Fontanigge, KPSS)
Opazovanja / Seen in: 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
TRIM: Velik porast (p <0.05) / Strong increase (p<0.05)
Površina gnezdenja / Breeding Surface: 192 ha
% SLO: 92 %