Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
Local Atlases )
British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: AMBER (Important Population)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(I*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
5.28 ± 1.49 (2 - 9) N = 43
Incubation:
14.32 ± 2.10 (10.5 - 17) N = 42
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
22.30 ± 2.91 (18 - 27.5) N = 362
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
132.4 ± 2.7
Range
128 - 137 mm, N =2663
Juvenile:
131.3 ± 3.5
126 - 136 mm, N =2357
Male:
132.5 ± 2.6
128 - 137 mm, N =1335
Female:
132.2 ± 2.7
128 - 137 mm, N =1319
Weight
Adult:
78.73 ± 5.31
Range
71.00 - 87.00 g , N =2113
Juvenile:
76.86 ± 5.68
69.30 - 85.00 g , N =1878
Male:
79.80 ± 5.32
72.00 - 88.00 g , N =1046
Female:
77.65 ± 5.08
70.00 - 86.00 g , N =1061
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Michalek, K.G. & Miettinen, J. 2003 BWP Update 5:101-184
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