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..     COMMON SANDPIPER (actitis hypoleucos).     ..

Photo taken at Maidens, Apr '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 19-21cm

Wingspan: 38-41cm

Weight: 40-70g

 

 

Thin 'swee-wee-we'

 

 

 

 

Summer: upland streams and rivers, loch and lake edges.

Winter: gravel pits, inland lakes, sewage farms, harbours and small, sheltered estuaries.

Widespread

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:-

3-5

21-22 days

26-28 days

Season: May-Aug

12 years

 

 

Breeding: 15800 pairs

Winter: 100

 

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