Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends:
England  
English Regions
Distribution:
Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases )
BBS Maps
British Population Size:
Summer:
64 thousand territories
in 2000
 
First Record:
1780
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
curruca GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Common in:
Reedbed
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Average Day of First Arrival:
23 Apr
European Population Size:
Summer:
2.8 to 4.8 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.4 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
14
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.67 ± 0.64 (2 - 6) N = 209
Incubation:
11- 12 days
11.44 ± 1.10 (9.5 - 13.5) N = 209
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
12 - 13days
11.73 ± 1.19 (9 - 13.5) N = 314
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
19 May (7 May - 27 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
2494
(Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
0.329
± 0.038
Juvenile Survival:
0.355 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
9 years 0 months 2 days (set in 2008)
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
65.5 ± 1.9
Range
63 - 69 mm, N =3078
Juvenile:
65.6 ± 1.7
63 - 68 mm, N =4634
Male:
65.8 ± 1.8
63 - 69 mm, N =848
Female:
65.0 ± 1.8
62 - 68 mm, N =694
Weight
Adult:
11.44 ± 0.93
Range
10.20 - 13.10 g , N =2621
Juvenile:
11.75 ± 1.00
10.40 - 13.50 g , N =4146
Male:
11.25 ± 0.78
10.20 - 12.50 g , N =684
Female:
11.70 ± 1.00
10.30 - 13.50 g , N =574
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Gealan-coille-beag
Welsh:
Llwydfron Fach
Danish:
Gærdesanger
Dutch:
Braamsluiper
Finnish:
Hernekerttu
French:
Fauvette babillarde
German:
Klappergrasmücke
Hungarian:
Kis poszáta
Icelandic:
Netlusöngvari
Irish:
Gilphíb Bheag
Italian:
Bigiarella
Norwegian:
Møller
Polish:
Piegza
Portuguese:
Papa-amoras-cinzento
Spanish:
Curruca gavilana
Swedish:
Ärtsångare
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