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British Population Size:
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Summer:
67 pairs
in 2005-09
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Winter:
43 thousand individuals
in 2004-09
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Passage:
12000 individuals
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First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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First Breeding Record:
East Anglia (after extinct 1885) 1952
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
RED
because
Historical Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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Races of Concern:
limosa RED (Historical Decline), islandica AMBER (Rare or Localised)
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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
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
86 to 110 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:
WCA(I), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
55 x 37 mm
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Egg Weight:
39.0 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
2
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Clutch Size:
4 eggs
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Incubation:
22- 24 days
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
25 - 30days
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as:
Precocial, 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
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.940
± 0.020
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
2
years
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Typical Lifespan:
18
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
23 years 3 months 21 days (set in 2001)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
E or D2 (pulli E)
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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217.6 ± 8.4
Range
185.0 - 241.0 mm, (N = 59)
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Juvenile:
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213.8 ± 7.8
Range
196.0 - 231.0 mm, (N = 269)
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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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302.8 ± 39.67
Range
205.0 - 455.0 g , (N =48)
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Juvenile:
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282.1 ± 37.1
Range
195.0 - 400.0 . , (N =247)
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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 307.9 ± 40.19 (N = 90)
Autumn 301.5 ± 36.53 (N = 1027)
Winter 316.9 ± 41.31 (N = 163)
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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:
Cearra-ghob
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Welsh:
Rhostog Gynffonddu
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Danish:
Stor kobbersneppe
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Dutch:
Grutto
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Finnish:
Mustapyrstökuiri
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French:
Barge à queue noire
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German:
Uferschnepfe
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Hungarian:
Nagy goda
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Icelandic:
Jaðrakan
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Irish:
Guilbneach Earrdhubh
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Italian:
Pittima reale
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Norwegian:
Svarthalespove
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Polish:
Rycyk
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Portuguese:
Maçarico-de-bico-direito
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Spanish:
Aguja colinegra
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Swedish:
Rödspov
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Local Names:Blackwit
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