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British Population Size:
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Passage:
254 individuals
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Summer:
0 to 3 pairs
in 2005-09
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First Record:
1544
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First Breeding Record:
Scotland 1969
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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,
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
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Races of Concern:
torquilla RED (Recent Decline)
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UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(Lead Partner: RSPB)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
280 to 500 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,IV), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.7 g (of which 7 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
7 - 10 eggs
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Incubation:
12- 14 days
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by the:
Female (occ. Male)
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Fledging:
18 - 22days
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as:
Altricial, naked
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1-2(3)
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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:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
2 years 4 months 7 days (set in 1983)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
B
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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90.0 ± 2.6
Range
82.0 - 96.0 mm, (N = 41)
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Juvenile:
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90.4 ± 2.6
Range
83.0 - 97.0 mm, (N = 195)
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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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33.21 ± 5.15
Range
24.50 - 46.10 g , (N =41)
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Juvenile:
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33.6 ± 5.0
Range
22.4 - 52.5 . , (N =184)
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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 33.16 ± 3.72 (N = 27)
Autumn 33.22 ± 6.31 (N = 27)
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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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Eurasian Wryneck
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Gaelic:
Geocair
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Welsh:
Pengam
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Danish:
Vendehals
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Dutch:
Draaihals
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Finnish:
Käenpiika
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French:
Torcol fourmilier
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German:
Wendehals
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Hungarian:
Nyaktekercs
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Icelandic:
Gauktíta
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Irish:
Cam-Mhuin
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Italian:
Torcicollo
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Norwegian:
Vendehals
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Polish:
Kretoglów zwyczajny
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Portuguese:
Torcicolo
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Spanish:
Torcecuello
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Swedish:
Göktyta
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Local Names:Snakebird, Cuckoo's Mate
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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No books written recently
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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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