Male	Female
Young	Nest in Crataegus monogyna

Migratory Nester; Territory: 2500m²-3.4ha;
Length: 17cm; Wingspan: 24-27cm; Weight: Male 22.5-36.6g, Female 21-40g;
3-7 Eggs: May - June (12-16 Days); Young: June - July (14-15 Days);
Migration: April - May (Earliest: 28.4), August - September (Latest: 18.9);
Moult: July - August, December - March

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Nest: (0.2 - 2.5 m)	Picea abies	Rubus fruticosus Brambles	Crataegus	Rosa canina
Principal Food:	Coleoptera	Hymenoptera	Orthoptera	Lepidoptera
	Diptera	Araneae	Several Muridae
Parasites:	Protocalliphora azurea Larva

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