Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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Atlas Maps
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
1080 pairs
in 1995
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Winter:
610 individuals
in 2004-09
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Passage:
1400 individuals
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First Record:
1678
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Latest Survey:
Hancock, M.H. et al. (1997) Bird Study 290-302
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
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:
Summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up window)
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
61 to 95 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(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
51 x 35 mm
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Egg Weight:
30.5 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
1
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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3.86 ± 0.35 (3 - 4) N = 22
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Incubation:
25- 27 days
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25.05 ± 0.91 (24.5 - 26.5) N = 22
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by the:
Female (occ. Male)
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Fledging:
29 - 29days
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28.58 ± 0.38 (28 - 29) N = 32
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as:
Precocial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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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:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
2
years
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
16 years 0 months 3 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:
D2
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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192.6 ± 5.8
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Range
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183 - 202 mm, N =83
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Juvenile:
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191.3 ± 5.0
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183 - 200 mm, N =139
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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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199.3 ± 27.93
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Range
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150.0 - 241.0 g , N =76
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Juvenile:
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180.1 ± 33.22
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132.5 - 245.5 g , N =120
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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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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Common Greenshank
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Gaelic:
Deoch-bhiugh
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Welsh:
Pibydd Coeswerdd
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Danish:
Hvidklire
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Dutch:
Groenpootruiter
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Finnish:
Valkoviklo
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French:
Chevalier aboyeur
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German:
Grünschenkel
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Hungarian:
Szürke cankó
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Icelandic:
Lyngstelkur
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Irish:
Laidhrín Glas
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Italian:
Pantana
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Norwegian:
Gluttsnipe
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Polish:
Kwokacz
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Portuguese:
Perna-verde-comum
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Spanish:
Archibebe claro
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Swedish:
Gluttsnäppa
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1979 Greenshanks Poyser, Berkhamstead
[598.612 NET]
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Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1951 The greenshank Collins, London
[598.612 NET]
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Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
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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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BirdTrack