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The Ruff breeds in Europe and Asia from Scandinavia and Great Britain almost to the Pacific.

In Europe it is found in cool temperate areas, but over its Russian range it is an Arctic species, occurring mainly north of about 65 ° N.

The largest numbers breed in Russia ( more than 1 million pairs ), Sweden ( 61, 000 pairs ), Finland ( 39, 000 pairs ) and Norway ( 14, 000 pairs ).

Although it also breeds from Britain east through the Low Countries to Poland, Germany and Denmark, there are fewer than 2, 000 pairs in these more southerly areas.