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British Population Size:
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Summer:
39 thousand pairs
in 1985-98
Note: Best estimate
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Winter:
120 thousand individuals
in 2004-09
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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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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
Important Non-breeding Population
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Races of Concern:
totanus AMBER (Recent Decline), robusta AMBER (Important Population)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Estuaries
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Also common in:
Coastal Habitat
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And found in:
Marsh
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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:
250 to 470 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:
WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
45 x 31 mm
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Egg Weight:
22.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
96
(more would be welcome!)
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Clutch Size:
4 eggs
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3.87 ± 0.43 (2 - 5) N = 905
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Incubation:
24 days
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
25 - 35days
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as:
Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
1 May (14 Apr - 7 Jun)
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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:
0.740
± 0.014
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Juvenile Survival:
0.430 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
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Typical Lifespan:
4
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
20 years 1 months 15 days (set in 2007)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
D2
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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169.5 ± 5.2
Range
142.0 - 191.0 mm, (N = 10350)
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Juvenile:
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167.6 ± 5.7
Range
142.0 - 188.0 mm, (N = 8733)
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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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150.0 ± 17.58
Range
87.50 - 212.0 g , (N =9959)
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Juvenile:
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140.5 ± 13.7
Range
85.6 - 202.0 . , (N =8164)
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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 144.8 ± 15.50 (N = 977)
Autumn 147.7 ± 13.11 (N = 8997)
Winter 152.4 ± 17.01 (N = 9052)
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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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Common Redshank
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Gaelic:
Maor-cladaich
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Welsh:
Pibydd Coesgoch
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Danish:
Rødben
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Dutch:
Tureluur
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Finnish:
Punajalkaviklo
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French:
Chevalier gambette
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German:
Rotschenkel
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Hungarian:
Piroslábú cankó
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Icelandic:
Stelkur
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Irish:
Cosdeargán
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Italian:
Pettegola
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Norwegian:
Rødstilk
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Polish:
Krwawodziób
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Portuguese:
Perna-vermelha-comum
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Spanish:
Archibebe común
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Swedish:
Rödbena
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Local Names:Watery Pleep, Ebb Cock
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
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Hale, W.G. 1988 The Redshank 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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BOU Register of Avian Theses entry
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