| Titre : | Bird Study 52 - NOV 2005 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/11/2005 |
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Article
K. W. Smith, Auteur
Capsule A national decline in Starling numbers and the reduction in nest-site competition may have contributed to the increase in nest success, numbers and habitat distribution of the Great Spotted Woodpecker in Britain. Aims To examine the evid[...]
Article
A. M. Wilson, Auteur ;
J. A. Vickery, Auteur
Article
J. C. Thibault, Auteur ;
P. Villard, Auteur
Capsule Food availability determines date of clutch initiation, and predation is the main cause of clutch failure. Aims To describe several aspects of the breeding biology of Corsican Nuthatch (mating system, occupation of territories, fecundity[...]
Article
S. A. Oswald, Auteur ;
J. M. Arnold, Auteur ;
J. J. Hatch, Auteur ;
I. C. T. Nisbet, Auteur
Capsule Kleptoparasitic activities of older chicks from earlier nests did not contribute to late reproductive declines. Aims To determine whether intraspecific interactions, such as kleptoparasitism and aggression, were experienced more frequent[...]
Article
J. Valencia, Auteur ;
C. De La Cruz, Auteur ;
J. Carranza, Auteur ;
E. Solis, Auteur
Capsule No case of parasitic interaction was found after 12 years of intensive monitoring of a marked population in Spain where both species are sympatric. Aims To evaluate whether the Azure-winged Magpie is parasitized, and suggest possible cau[...]
Article
B. Swann, Auteur ;
I. K. Brockway, Auteur ;
M. Frederiksen, Auteur ;
R. D. Hearn, Auteur ;
C. Mitchell, Auteur ;
A. Sigfusson, Auteur
Capsule Levels of mobility and turnover changed at different stages of the non-breeding season. Aims To describe the pattern of within-winter movements of Icelandic Greylag Geese in northern Britain and to assess the rate of turnover at differen[...]
Article
S. Whitehead, Auteur ;
I. Johnstone, Auteur ;
J. Wilson, Auteur
Capsule At coarse spatial resolution breeding Choughs showed strongest selection for grazed habitats, while at a finer resolution they selected areas with shorter swards and more friable soils. Aims To explain habitat preferences of foraging Cho[...]
Article
T. W. Dougall, Auteur ;
P. K. Holland, Auteur ;
A. Mee, Auteur ;
D. W. Yalden, Auteur
Capsule Common Sandpiper populations at the edge of their range do not recruit so well. Aims To compare the survival rates, breeding success and recruitment of a population near the edge of its range (Peak District) with one more centrally place[...]
Article
S. E. Newson, Auteur ;
B. Hughes, Auteur ;
R. Hearn, Auteur ;
T. Bregnballe, Auteur
Capsule Breeding performance was higher at inland colonies than on the coast due to higher nestling survival during late development. Aims To compare breeding performance of inland and coastal breeding Cormorants in England and Wales and to prov[...]
Article
F. Rizzolli, Auteur ;
F. Sergio, Auteur ;
L. Marchesi, Auteur ;
P. Pedrini, Auteur
Capsule The population of Peregrine Falcon in the central-eastern Italian Alps is much larger than previously thought. Aims To assess the status of the species in the Alps and re-estimate the overall Italian population size. Methods We monitored[...]
Article
A. M. Wilson, Auteur ;
J. A. Vickery, Auteur ;
A. Brown, Auteur ;
R. H. W. Langston, Auteur ;
D. Smallshire, Auteur ;
S. Wotton, Auteur ;
D. Vanhinsbergh, Auteur
Capsule Lapwing, Snipe, Curlew and Redshank decreased significantly between 1982 and 2002, while over the same period Oystercatcher increased. Aims To provide current status and population trends for waders breeding on lowland wet grassland in E[...]
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S. J. Browne, Auteur ;
N. J. Aebischer, Auteur ;
H. Q. P. Crick, Auteur
Capsule No trends over time were detected in any aspect of Turtle Dove breeding ecology and only slight regional variation, based on individual nesting attempts recorded. Aim To present information on the breeding ecology of Turtle Doves and ide[...]
Article
H. M. Cunningham, Auteur ;
R. B. Bradbury, Auteur ;
K. Chaney, Auteur ;
A. Wilcox, Auteur
Capsule Several guilds of wintering farmland birds showed preferences for cereal fields established by non-inversion tillage, rather than ploughing. Aims To compare the effects of cereal crop establishment methods using non-inversion tillage and[...]
