..     WHIMBREL (numenius phaeopus).     ..

Image: John Gould

Size:-	Voice:-	Habitat:-	Status:-	Egg:-
Length: 40-46cm Wingspan: 71-81cm Weight: 270-450g	Rapid, far-carrying whistle ‘'pe-pe-pe-pe-pe-pe-pe'	Summer: bogs, short heather and grassland or moorland. Passage: estuaries, saltmarshes, coastal lagoons, muddy and rocky shores and nearby fields.	Rarely numerous Amber List	58x42mm

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

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-	Lifespan:-	Population:-
No.:- Incubation:- Fledging:- 4 27-28 days 35-40 days Season: Apr-Jul	16 years	Breeding: 350 pairs Passage: variable

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