Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
The avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
7,500 birds
Europe:
37-54,000 pairs
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
Juvenile..
The avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
7,500 birds
Europe:
37-54,000 pairs
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
The avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
7,500 birds
Europe:
37-54,000 pairs
Tags: Avocet Avocets Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Jeff Lack Photography Marshland Marshes Reservoirs Reeds Reed Beds Estuaries Estuary Lakes Scrapes Reserves Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
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The avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
7,500 birds
Europe:
37-54,000 pairs
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Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
The avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
7,500 birds
Europe:
37-54,000 pairs
Tags: Avocet Avocets Birds. Bird Avian Animal Animals Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Water-Birds Waterways Waders Wildlife Photography Jeff Lack Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Lakes Ponds Scrapes Nature Norfolk
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