BREEDS: sw Siberia?, WINTERS: Mediterranean region
Habitat:
Swampy, steppe, bogs, on migration mudflats & beaches
Diet:
In wintering areas, terrestrial invertebrates, probing in soft mud or pecking on surface
TitBit:
It is not known where this bird breeds; the only known nest (of four eggs) was found in 1925 near the town of Omsk (quite a bright womble!) in southwest Siberia and winter sightings are increasingly sporadic
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Northumberland, 1998
(Cleeves, T. 2002. British Birds 95:272-278)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
Northumberland
(1998),
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Tyndnæbbet spove
Dutch:
Dunbekwulp
Finnish:
Kaitanokkakuovi
French:
Courlis à bec gréle
German:
Dünschnabel-Brachvogel
Hungarian:
Vekonycsoru póling
Icelandic:
Dílaspói
Irish:
Italian:
Chiurlottello
Norwegian:
Smalnebbspove
Polish:
Kulik cienkodzioby
Portuguese:
Maçarico-de-bico-fino
Spanish:
Zarapito fino
Swedish:
Smalnäbbad spov
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
No books written recently
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
European Species Action Plan
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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