Nest Young

Migratory Nester (6500 km); Territory: 1000m²-1.4ha;
Length: 14cm; Wingspan: 18.5-23cm; Weight: Male 10-23.3g, Female 11.7-21g;
4-5 Eggs: May - July (9-14 Days); Young: June - July (10-12 Days);
Migration: April - May (Earliest: 23.4), August - September (Latest: 20.9);
Moult: February - March, August

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Meadows
Nest: (0 - 0.5 m)	Rubus fruticosus Brambles	Urtica dioica	Poaceae
Principal Food:	Coleoptera	Lepidoptera	Hemiptera	Hymenoptera
	Rosaceae

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