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Country Breeding pop. size (pairs) Year(s) Trend Mag.% References

Armenia 0 – 50 00–02 ? – 9Belarus 1,000 – 2,500 97–02 0 0–19Estonia 1 – 10 98 + N 1Finland 5 – 30 98–02 (+) (0–19)Georgia Present 03 ? –Germany 0 – 1 95–99 + NLatvia 5 – 20 90–00 + >80 16Lithuania 50 – 100 99–01 + 0–19 20Poland 25 – 50 98–02 + N 60–69,88Russia (200,000 – 500,000) 90–00 ? – 23,32Slovakia 0 – 2 80–99 ? –Turkey 2,000 – 6,000 01 (+) (0–19)Ukraine 8,300 – 13,800 90–00 + 20–29Total (approx.) 210,000 – 520,000 Overall trend UnknownBreeding range >1,000,000 km2 Gen. length. <3.3 % Global pop. 5–24

Country Breeding pop. size (pairs) Year(s) Trend Mag.% References

Albania 2,000 – 5,000 96–02 0 0–19Armenia 33,000 – 150,000 99–02 0 0–19Austria 400 – 700 98–02 + 20–29Azerbaijan (20,000 – 200,000) 96–00 (0) (0–19)Belarus 470,000 – 530,000 97–02 0 0–19Belgium 10,000 – 20,000 01–02 0 0–19 1Bosnia & HG Present 90–03 ? –Bulgaria 500,000 – 1,000,000 96–02 0 0–19Croatia (1,000 – 5,000) 02 (–) (50–79) 70,16Cyprus (10 – 40) 94–02 (0) (0–9)Czech Rep. 800 – 1,600 00 + 30–49Denmark 5,000 – 10,000 00 (–) (30–49) 12,3Estonia 10,000 – 20,000 98 – 20–29 1Finland 250,000 – 400,000 98–02 – 50France (60,000 – 240,000) 98–02 + 68 4,2Georgia Present 03 ? –Germany 73,000 – 115,000 95–99 – 20–29Greece (10,000 – 20,000) 95–00 (–) (0–19)Hungary 150,000 – 225,000 99–02 0 0–19 19Rep. Ireland 2 – 2 88–91 ? –Italy (20,000 – 40,000) 03 (0) (0–19)Latvia 10,000 – 25,000 90–00 (0) (0–19) 23,16Lithuania (20,000 – 30,000) 99–01 (–) (30–49) 20Luxembourg 50 – 70 00–02 – >80Macedonia (10,000 – 20,000) 90–00 (0) (0–19)Moldova 10,000 – 12,000 90–00 0 0–19Netherlands 40,000 – 50,000 98–00 0 6 1Norway (100,000 – 500,000) 90–02 (0) (0–19) 46Poland 400,000 – 800,000 00–02 0 0–19 23Portugal (5,000 – 50,000) 02 (–) (–)Romania 800,000 – 1,200,000 97–02 – 0–19 48Russia 4,000,000 – 7,000,000 90–00 (0) (0–19) 114,32,57,122Serbia & MN 20,000 – 25,000 90–02 0 0–19 1,29,172a,67a,

155,78,225,227Slovakia 2,500 – 4,000 80–99 – 30–49Slovenia 300 – 400 00 0 0–19Spain (20,000 – 100,000) 98–02 ? – 10Sweden 80,000 – 170,000 99–00 – 55Switzerland 150 – 200 93–96 F 20–29Turkey (200,000 – 600,000) 01 (–) (0–19)Ukraine 535,000 – 740,000 90–00 0 0–19UK 11,500 – 26,500 00 – 50–79 5,31Total (approx.) 7,900,000 – 14,000,000 Overall trend Small declineBreeding range >7,000,000 km2 Gen. length. <3.3 % Global pop. 25–49

(See p. 193, bottom, for data quality graph)

Motacilla flavaYELLOW WAGTAIL

Non-SPEC (1994: —) Status (Secure)Criteria —

European IUCN Red List Category —Criteria —

Global IUCN Red List Category —Criteria —

Motacilla flava is a widespread summer visitor to most of Europe, which accountsfor less than half of its global breeding range. Its European breeding population isvery large (>7,900,000 pairs), and was stable between 1970–1990. Although therewere widespread declines—most notably in Romania—during 1990–2000, other keypopulations (such as those in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine and Bulgaria) werestable, and the species probably underwent only a slight decline overall. Consequently,it is provisionally evaluated as Secure.

Motacilla citreolaCITRINE WAGTAIL

Non-SPEC (1994: —) Status (Secure)Criteria —

European IUCN Red List Category —Criteria —

Global IUCN Red List Category —Criteria —

Motacilla citreola is a summer visitor to northern Russia and parts of central andeastern Europe, which accounts for less than a quarter of its global breeding range.Its European breeding population is large (>210,000 pairs), and was stable between1970–1990. Although the trend of the stronghold population in Russia during 1990–2000 was unknown, the species increased or was stable across the rest of its Europeanrange, and there was no evidence to suggest that its status deteriorated significantly.Consequently, it is provisionally evaluated as Secure.

≤ 320,000

PresentExtinct

No. of pairs≤ 71

≤ 3,500

≤ 11,000

Motacillacitreola

≤ 5,300,000

PresentExtinct

No. of pairs≤ 120,000

≤ 350,000

≤ 980,000

Motacillaflava

Data quality (%) – Motacilla citreola

Data quality (%) – Motacilla flava (see p. 193, top)

Birds in Europe – Pipits and wagtails

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