Bird Sighting
Where Ruff has been seen
Ruff in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 03/05/2021
- Last recorded
- 01/01/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash
Recent records
About the Ruff
The ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Weight
- 21–170 g
Arjan Haverkamp, CC BY 2.0 
Otto van Veen, Public domain 
Lilo Johnson, CC BY 2.0 
J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0 
DickDaniels (https://carolinabirds.org/), CC BY-SA 3.0 
J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Andrey Gulivanov, CC BY 2.0 
John James Hodgson (1871–1906)[1], Public domain
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ruff (bird)” by its contributors (introduction, may be shortened), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the photographer and licence under each one.