Regular breeder. Prefers shingly banks and islands of rivers and breeds on alkaline lakes, sand mines, gravel pits, drained fishponds, sewage ponds, or similar bare habitats. Arrives in March–April and leaves the country in late September – early October. Migrating flocks (sometimes up to a hundred individuals) can be observed on drained fishponds, alkaline lakes, sedimentation ponds and along rivers. The breeding population is known to be decreasing.