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| Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis [Bechstein, 1803] | |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Scolopacidae |
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BTO Codes:
MD , MARSA
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EURING No: 5470 | |
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Number in Britain:
2 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
23 cm
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Wingspan: 57 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 68 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: trungas=a waterbird mentioned by Aristotle and L.: stagnum=marshy pools + atilis=of |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: se Europe to c Asia: WINTERS: s Europe, s Asia, Africa & Australia |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, wet grassland, on migration mudflats |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates, esp insects, molluscs, crustaceans |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
1887
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
113
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to September
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Ayrshire
(1979),
Highland
(2000),
Lothian
(1997),
Moray & Nairn
(1984),
Northeast
(1990),
Outer Hebrides
(1994),
Orkney
(1979),
Shetland
(1969),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2003),
Northumberland
(1985),
East Yorkshire
(2002),
North Yorkshire
(2000),
West Yorkshire
(2002),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2002),
Lancashire
(2000),
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
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Staffordshire
(1974),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1995),
Essex
(2004),
Hertfordshire
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Lincolnshire
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Norfolk
(1996),
Suffolk
(2003),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1940),
Hampshire
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Kent
(2003),
Surrey
(1994),
East Sussex
(1997),
West Sussex
(2000),
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South-west England:
Devon
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Dorset
(2000),
Somerset
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Isles of Scilly
(1999),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1977),
Carmarthen
(1990),
Clwyd
(1994),
Gwynedd
(1996),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Pibydd y Gors |
| Danish: Damklire | Dutch: Poelruiter |
| Finnish: Lampiviklo | French: Chevalier stagnatile |
| German: Teichwasserläufer | Hungarian: Tavi cankó |
| Icelandic: Vatnastelkur | Irish: Gobadán Corraigh |
| Italian: Albastrello | Norwegian: Damsnipe |
| Polish: Brodziec plawny | Portuguese: Perna-verde-fino |
| Spanish: Archibebe fino | Swedish: Dammsnäppa |
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Wikipedia entry
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