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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 06:22, 23 July 2008
- Limosa lapponica
Identification
Distribution
- Breeds in northern Palearctic: extreme northern Scandinavia (Norway, Finland, limited in Sweden), Arctic Russia (Kola Peninsula eastwards), and Alaska.
- Migration most active March-April (south to north), and August-October (north to south). Seen regularly en route through the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Atlantic coasts. Rare to find any distance inland.
- Winters to southern Africa and Australasia. At least some individuals can always be seen in winter range.
Vagrancy
Vagrant north to Svalbard, Iceland and the Faroes, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean countries, Madeira and the Azores.
Habitat
- Coastal estuaries and sheltered sandy shores.
- Arctic breeding habitat is lowland tundra; sometimes in upland areas and among trees.
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
