Male

Nest

Migratory Nester (7500 km); Territory: 2000-8000m²;
Length: 14cm; Wingspan: 20-24.5cm; Weight: Male 15-29.3g, Female 15-24g;
4-5 Eggs: May - July (11-12 Days); Young: June - July (9-12 Days);
Migration: March - May (Earliest: 13.4), August - September;
Moult: January - March, August

Biotopes:	Wet Forest Edge
Nest: (0 - 2 m)	Rubus fruticosus Brambles	Urtica dioica	Epilobium angustifolium
Nest Parasite:	Cuculus canorus
Principal Food:	Lepidoptera	Coleoptera	Hemiptera	Diptera
	Rosaceae

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