Male

Female

Migratory Nester; Territory: 8000m²-4ha;
Length: 12.5cm; Wingspan: 18-21cm; Weight: Male 11.5-17g, Female 13.5-17g;
4-6 Eggs: April - July (13-14 Days); Young: April - July (12-16 Days);
Migration: February - March (Earliest: 5.3), August - October (Latest: 10.11);
Moult: August

Biotopes:	Meadows	Young Spruce Forest
Nest: (0 - 0.3 m)	Calluna vulgaris	Cytisus scoparius	Pteridium aquilinum	Poaceae
Principal Food:	Coleoptera	Diptera	Lepidoptera	Hymenoptera
	Hemiptera	Araneae	Lumbricidae
Predators:	Falco columbarius

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