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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | *Breeds in northern [[Palearctic]]: extreme northern [[ | + | *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. | *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. | *Winters to southern [[Africa]] and [[Australasia]]. At least some individuals can always be seen in winter range. | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 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
Breeds on lowland tundra, sometimes in upland areas and among trees. On passage and in winter almost always on coasts, in particular on estuaries and sheltered sandy shores.
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
