Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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 Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
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British Population Size:
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Passage:
113 individuals
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Summer:
0 to 1 pairs
in
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First Record:
1826
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First Breeding Record:
Inverness-shire 1968
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP ((2011)) British Birds 104:476-537
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
1 to 1.8 million pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD (I), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
18 x 14 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.0 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
5 - 7 eggs
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Incubation:
14- 15 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
14 - 15days
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as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1-2
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Number Ringed:
16
(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:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
2 years 2 months 9 days (set in 1989)
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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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74.8 ± 2.4
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Range
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71 - 78.5 mm, N =64
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Juvenile:
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74.0 ± 2.9
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69 - 79 mm, N =52
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Male:
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76.1 ± 1.9
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72 - 79 mm, N =37
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Female:
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73.0 ± 1.7
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70 - 75 mm, N =27
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Weight
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Adult:
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16.70 ± 2.16
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Range
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14.10 - 20.40 g , N =63
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Juvenile:
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16.55 ± 2.87
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13.50 - 25.00 g , N =53
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Male:
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16.93 ± 1.84
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14.30 - 21.00 g , N =36
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Female:
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16.40 ± 2.52
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13.90 - 18.90 g , N =27
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
Ňranaiche
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Welsh:
Bronlas
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Danish:
Blĺhals
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Dutch:
Blauwborst
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Finnish:
Sinirinta
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French:
Gorgebleue
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German:
Blaukehlchen
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Hungarian:
Kékbegy
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Icelandic:
Blábrystingur
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Irish:
Gormphíb
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Italian:
Pettazzurro
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Norwegian:
Blĺstrupe
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Polish:
Podrózniczek
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Portuguese:
Pisco-de-peito-azul
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Spanish:
Pechiazul
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Swedish:
Blĺhake
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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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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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