Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases )
British Population Size:
Summer:
13 to 14 pairs
in 2010
Winter:
50 individuals
in
Passage:
37 individuals
 
First Record:
6th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Ipswichian (last) interglacial, c. 125,000 yr ago]
First Breeding Record:
Norfolk (after extinct 1700s) 1981
Latest Survey:
Stanbury, A. et al. (2011) British Birds 104:432-447
Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Small Breeding Population,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
49 to 70 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA, CITES(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
94 x 62 mm
Egg Weight:
195.0 g (of which 11 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
2 eggs
Incubation:
30 days
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
65 - 70days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
0
(Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
0.900
Juvenile Survival:
0.810 (to age . )
Age at First Breeding:
4
years
Typical Lifespan:
13
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Common Crane
Gaelic:
Corra-mhonaidh
Welsh:
Garan
Danish:
Trane
Dutch:
Kraanvogel
Finnish:
Kurki
French:
Grue cendrée
German:
Kranich
Hungarian:
Daru
Icelandic:
Grátrana
Irish:
Grús
Italian:
Gru
Norwegian:
Trane
Polish:
Zuraw zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Grou-comum
Spanish:
Grulla común
Swedish:
Trana
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Buxton, J. & Durdin, C. 2011 The Norfolk crane's story Wren Publishing, Sheringham Norfolk
See Also:
Find scientific papers on Google Scholar
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead