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British Population Size:
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Summer:
31 to 44 thousand territories
in 2000
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First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
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Latest Survey:
Clements, R. (2002) British Birds 95:377-383
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
buteo GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Common in:
Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Deciduous Wood, Coniferous Wood
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Also found in:
Moorland
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
510 to 700 thousand 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), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
55 x 44 mm
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Egg Weight:
60.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
201
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Clutch Size:
2 - 3 eggs
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2.39 ± 0.83 (1 - 6) N = 1049
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Incubation:
34- 34 days
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34.63 ± 2.05 (31.5 - 38.5) N = 1048
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by the:
Female (occ. Male)
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Fledging:
44 - 52days
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49.10 ± 5.90 (39 - 57.5) N = 2608
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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:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.900
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Juvenile Survival:
0.630 (to age 3 )
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Age at First Breeding:
3
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Typical Lifespan:
12
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Maximum Recorded Age:
25 years 6 months 26 days (set in 2009)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
G (pulli G or H)
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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378.9 ± 16.9
Range
335.0 - 414.0 mm, (N = 31)
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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910.4 ± 188.9
Range
372.0 - 1300 g , (N =20)
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Seasonal:
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Summer 770.0 ± 133.6 (N = 11)
Winter 923.9 ± 154.7 (N = 135)
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Other Names
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Common Buzzard
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Gaelic:
Clamhan
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Welsh:
Bwncath
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Danish:
Musvĺge
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Dutch:
Buizerd
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Finnish:
Hiirihaukka
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French:
Buse variable
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German:
Mäusebussard
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Hungarian:
Egerészölyv
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Icelandic:
Músvákur
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Irish:
Clamhán
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Italian:
Poiana
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Norwegian:
Musvĺk
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Polish:
Myszolów
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Portuguese:
Águia-d'asa-redonda
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Spanish:
Ratonero común
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Swedish:
Ormvrĺk
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Local Names:Glead, Puttock
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Tubbs, C. 1974 The buzzard David & Charles, Newton Abbot
[598.521 TUB]
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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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