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British Population Size:
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Summer:
34 to 41 thousand pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
1678
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1969-2007),
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
cinerea AMBER (Recent Decline)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Along Rivers
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Also common in:
Moorland
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And found in:
Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Marsh
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
710 thousand to 1 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
19 x 14 mm
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Egg Weight:
1.9 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
143
(more would be welcome!)
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Clutch Size:
5 eggs
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4.91 ± 0.73 (2 - 7) N = 1405
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Incubation:
13- 13 days
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12.68 ± 0.87 (11 - 14.5) N = 1404
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
14 - 15days
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14.08 ± 1.32 (11 - 16) N = 2794
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
27 Apr (31 Mar - 16 Jun)
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Number of Broods:
2(3)
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
1
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
7 years 0 months 1 days (set in 1989)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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83.9 ± 2.3
Range
76.0 - 91.0 mm, (N = 579)
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Juvenile:
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83.4 ± 2.1
Range
73.0 - 92.0 mm, (N = 2723)
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Male:
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84.6 ± 2.2
Range
76.0 - 91.0 mm, (N = 180)
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Female:
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83.0 ± 2.2
Range
76.0 - 89.0 mm, (N = 192)
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Weight
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Adult:
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18.05 ± 1.32
Range
12.50 - 22.60 g , (N =484)
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Juvenile:
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17.4 ± 1.1
Range
14.1 - 22.7 . , (N =2335)
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Male:
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17.94 ± 1.22
Range
12.50 - 22.40 g , (N =149)
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Female:
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17.89 ± 1.46
Range
13.40 - 22.60 g , (N =156)
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Seasonal:
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Summer 17.61 ± 1.34 (N = 313)
Autumn 17.86 ± 1.24 (N = 182)
Winter 18.43 ± 1.23 (N = 468)
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Source:
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
Breacan-baintighearna
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Welsh:
Siglen Llwyd
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Danish:
Bjergvipstjert
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Dutch:
Grote gele kwikstaart
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Finnish:
Vuorivästäräkki
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French:
Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
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German:
Gebirgsstelze
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Hungarian:
Hegyi billegeto
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Icelandic:
Straumerla
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Irish:
Glasóg Liath
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Italian:
Ballerina gialla
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Norwegian:
Vintererle
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Polish:
Pliszka górska
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Portuguese:
Alvéola-cinzenta
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Spanish:
Lavandera cascadeña
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Swedish:
Forsärla
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Local Names:Barley Bird
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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No books written recently
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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