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..     GREENSHANK (tringa nebularia).     ..

Photo taken at Doonfoot, Mar '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 30-33cm

Wingspan: 68-70cm

Weight: 130-270g

 

 

Ringing 'tew tew tew'

 

 

 

 

 

Summer: blanket bogs and occasionally rcently forested moorland.

Winter: coastal laggons, saltmarshes and estuaries.

 

 

Widespread

Rarely numerous

Green List

 

 

İRob Brown

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N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

4

23-26 days

25-31 days

Season: Apr-Jul

12 years

 

 

Breeding: 1100-1600 pairs

Winter: 560

 

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