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Gunther Zieger

Medium-sized thrush, feeds mainly on invertebrates in spring and early summer, seeds and fruits, in winter found around juniper thickets feeding on its berries (Ryall & Briggs 2006). Nominate torquatus breeds in Scandinavia, Britain, Ireland and Brittany; alpestris in mountains of C and S Europe; amicorum in Caucasus and E Turkey. Torquatus prefers open moorland or fell; alpestris conifer woodlands, especially margins near moist open grass or moors; amicorum upper forest belts, rhododendron thickets and in shrubs on cliffs, nests often on ground. The european population is stable and the status is Least Concern. Migratory to resident.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendStable
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
552000-1160000,779000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Aron Tanti

Breeds scattered within the circum-Mediterranean region, up to C Asia (farther E than Aral Sea), reaching the Persian Gulf. Some colonies also in W Africa (BirdLife International 2021). Mostly migratory, though birds remain in/close to their breeding areas in winter (Olsen & Larsson 2004).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendDecreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
61100-73200,66300
Red List categoryVU
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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David Hodkinson

Bewick’s Swan C. columbianus bewickii breeds near lakes and rivers on tundras of northern Russia. Breeding population in Europe estimated at 5,000-6,000 pairs, trend fluctuating. Winters UK, Belgium, Netherlands and northern Germany where inhabiting marshes, rivers, lakes, ponds and tidal areas with adjacent grasslands or agricultural arable fields. Diet consists of aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and reeds. During winter also grain and leftovers of potatoes and sugar beet. In spring, migrates through narrow corridor to Russian breeding areas using stop-over sites in Baltic and around White Sea.

Season of assessment

W

Population trendDecreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
11700-23500,14600
Red List categoryVU
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Aron Tanti

The species occupies various types of tundra habitats – from typical to shrub tundra and floodplains in forest tundra. Outside breeding season it occurs on variety of inland and coastal wetland types (Van Gils et al. 2020). Species’ breeding range extends across most of the Arctic and sub-Arctic from Fennoscandia to Chukotka. European population is concentrated in most of Norway, and in the N parts of Sweden, Finland and Russia (Keller et al. 2020).

Long-distance migrant, the European populations overwinter mostly in sub-Saharan Africa (but mainly N of the equator).

Its population trend in Europe is stable. Evaluated as “Least Concern” (BirdLife International 2021).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendUnknown
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
166000-248000,203000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Rob Robinson

The species breeds in various types of well-vegetated wetlands – both natural (lakes, marshes, rivers) and artificial (fish-ponds) (Gochfeld et al. 2020). It has discontinuous distribution across Eurasia, Africa and Australia. In Europe, the species occurs mostly in the E part, some populations present also in the W. The bulk of European population (ca. 65%) is found in Romania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Azerbaijan (Keller et al. 2020).

Eurasian-African migrant. African wintering grounds are mainly N of the equator. Low number of birds are resident in S Europe.

Its population trend in Europe is increasing. Evaluated as “Least Concern” (BirdLife International 2021).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendIncreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
117000-294000,177000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Gunther Zieger

A nocturnal insectivorous bird inhabiting forests and moorland, with particularly high densities in Mediterranean open woodlands. Long-distance migrant breeding across most of lowland Europe, north to S Fennoscandia and E to Russia, range also extends to Asia and North Africa. Large winter range across sub-Saharan Africa.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendUnknown
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
1190000-2220000,1620000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Gunther Zieger

The species occupies for breeding deep lakes and rivers – often in wooded country, mainly across the Holarctic boreal zone: most of N North America, S Greenland, Iceland, N Europe (with some isolated breeding sites in C and SE Europe), N Asia. Outside breeding season it occurs mainly on coastal waters (Craik et al. 2020).

Intra-Eurasian partial migrant, resident or locally dispersive in much of NW Europe. Its wintering grounds include most of coastal zones in N and NW Europe, but also the Black Sea/ E Mediterranean region, and the S Caspian Sea as well.

Not globally threatened but declining on a European scale (Keller et al., 2020).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendDecreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
141000-282000,198000
Red List categoryNT
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Michele Mendi

Woodchat Shrike occurs in warm, open or semi-open areas, breeding in various mosaic habitats, interspersed with low and high herbaceous and shrubby vegetation, as well as scattered trees (Harris & Frankiln 2000). Its distribution is largely restricted to Mediterranean Europe, NW and N Africa, Caucasus and E to Iran, with some scattered populations in C Europe (Cramp & Perrins 1993). European strongholds of the species are located in the Iberian and Balkan Peninsulas (Keller et al. 2020). It is a European-African migrant, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa N of the equator (mostly the Sahel zone).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendDecreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
3860000-6240000,4890000
Red List categoryNT
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Ruth Walker

Arctic breeding plover with a circumpolar breeding range across Siberia and Canada, wintering along coasts of all oceans, in Europe from the British coasts to the Mediterranean basin. Probably monotypic, though if polytypic, only squatarola breeds and winters in Europe.

Season of assessment

W

Population trendStable
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
84800-119000,95100
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries

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Hans Joachim Fünfstück

The formerly Olivaceus warbler species is, today, splitted into the Eastern (pallida)/Western (opaca) Olivaceus warbler, breeding respectively in SE and SW Europe (Keller et al. 2020). Long-distance migratory species wintering, respectively, in W and E Africa (Kennerley & Pearson 2010).

Season of assessment

B

Population trendUnknown
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)
6510000-13600000,9360000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries
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