Lord, A., Waas, J.R., Innes, J., & Whittingham, M.J. 2001. Effects of human approaches to nests of northern NZ dotterels. Biological Conservation 98: 233-240.
People and dogs disturbing nesting NZ dotterels potentially decrease their nesting success. Dotterels flushed at greater distances and for longer times when there was a dog with the person, while responses to people walking and running did not differ. The results suggest that disruption would be greatly reduced if dogs were banned within 100m of nesting dotterels. Human access should be prevented within a 50 m radius on busy beaches, and 70 m on remote beaches.
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