Male

Female

Migratory Nester; Territory: 1500m²;
Length: 15-16.5cm; Wingspan: 21-28cm; Weight: Male 16.5-26.7g, Female 14.5-23.6g;
4-5 Eggs: May - June (13 Days); Young: June - July (10-12 Days);
Migration: February - April (Earliest: 18.2), September - October (Latest: 10.11);
Moult: July - September

Cyperaceae

Biotopes:	Wet Meadows
Nest: (0 m)	Juncaceae	Cyperaceae
Principal Food:	Poaceae	Cyperaceae	Diptera	Odonata
	Araneae
Predators:	Circus cyaneus	Milvus migrans	Accipiter nisus

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