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British Population Size:
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Summer:
1492 pairs
in 2005-09
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Winter:
7500 individuals
in 2004-09
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Passage:
1700 individuals
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First Record:
1666
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First Breeding Record:
Suffolk (after extinct 1893) 1941
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Localised Breeding Population,
Localised Non-breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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Migration routes:
Map of foreign ringing recoveries
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
37 to 54 thousand pairs
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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:
WCA(I), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
50 x 35 mm
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Egg Weight:
31.7 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
23
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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Incubation:
23- 25 days
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
35 - 42days
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as:
Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.780
± 0.050
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Juvenile Survival:
0.410 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
16 years 1 months 19 days (set in 1987)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
E
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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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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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Weight
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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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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Autumn 331.3 ± 32.71 (N = 20)
Winter 359.1 ± 34.10 (N = 12)
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Other Names
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Pied Avocet
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Gaelic:
Gob-ceàrr
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Welsh:
Cambig
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Danish:
Klyde
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Dutch:
Kluut
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Finnish:
Avosetti
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French:
Avocette élégante
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German:
Säbelschnäbler
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Hungarian:
Gulipán
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Icelandic:
Bjúgnefja
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Irish:
Abhóiséad
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Italian:
Avocetta
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Norwegian:
Avosett
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Polish:
Szablodziób zwyczajny
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Portuguese:
Alfaiate
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Spanish:
Avoceta
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Swedish:
Skärfläcka
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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IWSG 2005 Avocets breeding in Western Europe: IWSG Workshop 27 September 1999 Wader Study Group Bulletin 107:57-112
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Hill, D. 1989 The Avocet Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour, S.]
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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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