Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Although this species rarely breeds in Norfolk it can be seen in something approaching full breeding dress in late spring or early autumn (returning birds have usually appeared by early July). The species is common at coastal marshes and at a few inland sites for most of the rest of the year.
The species is unusual among waders in having a considerable size difference between males and females - females being smaller. A female Ruff is sometimes called a Reeve.
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Ruffs, Abberton Reservoir (Essex, UK), 21st August 2004
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Ruffs, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 5th July 2008
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 1st July 2006 (the yellow on the face appear to be some kind of infestation, perhaps tics?)
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 2nd August 2004 (with a Curlew Sandpiper in the 4th row down, right hand photo)
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 9th February 2008
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 9th February 2008
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 17th August 2004
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 15th April 2004
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 17th August 2004
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 19th August 2005
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2004
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 31st August 2005
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 31st March 2007
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 31st March 2007 (same as above)
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 19th August 2005
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Ruffs, Mpatsanjoka Dambo, Senga Bay (Malawi), 9th October 2008
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 26th March 2004
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 1st July 2006
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Ruff, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 7th July 2007
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Ruff, Castro Marim (Algarve, Portugal), 28th April 2006
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Ruffs, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 1st November 2008
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Ruffs, Welney (Norfolk, UK), 18th April 2009
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Ruff, Kelling (Norfolk, UK), 27th September 2003
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Ruff, Kelling (Norfolk, UK), 25th September 2003
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Ruffs, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 13th October 2007
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Ruff, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd December 2011
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Ruff, Thornham (Norfolk, UK), 21st February 2009
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Ruff, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 7th February 2009
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Ruff, Burnham Norton (Norfolk, UK), 13th April 2009
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Ruffs, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 6th July 2009
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