| Titre : | Bird Study 64(4) - 2017-11-20 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 20/11/2017 |
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Salvador Rebollo, Auteur ;
Gonzalo García-Salgado, Auteur ;
Lorenzo Pérez-Camacho, Auteur ;
Sara Martínez-Hesterkamp, Auteur ;
Alberto Navarro, Auteur ;
José-Manuel Fernández-Pereira, Auteur
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis diet has changed significantly since the 1980s, probably due to changes in populations of preferred prey species. This study emphasizes that major transformations occurring in agroforestry systems are affectin[...]
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Juan Antonio Gil, Auteur ;
Gonzalo Chéliz, Auteur ;
Iñigo Zuberogoitia, Auteur ;
Pascual López-López, Auteur
We report the first cases of polygyny for the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in the central Pyrenees, Spain. Although polyandry is frequent in the study area (31.8% of all reproductive units in 2016), we only observed the occurrence of three [...]
Article
Katarzyna Turzańska-Pietras, Auteur
This paper describes a breeding attempt by Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus in the nest of House Martins Delichon urbicum on the wall of a block of flats in Wrocław, Poland. Urban environments may provide novel competition and costs for breeding birds.
Article
Ian Johnstone, Auteur ;
Dave Elliot, Auteur ;
Chris Mellenchip, Auteur ;
Will J. Peach, Auteur
Capsule: Habitat structure and composition explained spatial variation in breeding distribution and nesting success in a declining upland Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata population in North Wales.Aims: To identify environmental correlates of Cu[...]
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Natalia Montesdeoca, Auteur ;
Pascual Calabuig, Auteur ;
Juan A. Corbera, Auteur ;
John E. Cooper, Auteur ;
Jorge Orós, Auteur
Capsule: Anthropogenic factors were identified as the main threats to wild birds in Gran Canaria.Aims: To analyse the causes of morbidity and mortality in a large sample of selected orders of birds admitted to the Tafira Wildlife Rehabilitation [...]
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Liberty A. Gray, Auteur ;
D. Charles Deeming, Auteur
Capsule: Air movement over a nest increases the rate of cooling within the nest cup but the walls provide good thermal insulation.Aims: This study compared nests of six bird species of the families Fringillidae and Motacillidae to investigate th[...]
Article
Michael A. Weston, Auteur ;
Kasun B. Ekanayake, Auteur ;
Stephanie Lomas, Auteur ;
Hayley K. Glover, Auteur ;
Renee E. Mead, Auteur ;
Aimie Cribbin, Auteur ;
Laura X. L. Tan, Auteur ;
Desley A. Whisson, Auteur ;
Grainne S. Maguire, Auteur ;
Adam P. A. Cardilini, Auteur
Capsule: Trail cameras monitoring clutches of ground-nesting birds in Australia revealed survival rates and new causes of egg loss. We also show that nests with artificial eggs versus real eggs do not reveal the same information on predators.Aim[...]
Article
John Lusby, Auteur ;
Ilse Corkery, Auteur ;
Shane McGuiness, Auteur ;
Darío Fernández-Bellon, Auteur ;
Larry Toal, Auteur ;
David Norriss, Auteur ;
Dermot Breen, Auteur ;
Aonghus O’Donaill, Auteur ;
Damian Clarke, Auteur ;
Sandra Irwin, Auteur ;
John L. Quinn, Auteur ;
John O’Halloran, Auteur
Capsule: Long-term trends in Merlin Falco columbarius breeding performance remained stable during a period of extensive afforestation in Ireland, where Merlin predominantly select conifer plantations for nesting.Aims: To determine breeding perfo[...]
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Anne E. Goodenough, Auteur ;
David G. Coker, Auteur ;
Matt J. Wood, Auteur ;
Sally L. Rogers, Auteur
Capsule: Breeding success in female Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca is related to isotopic signature of feathers grown in Africa, suggesting wintering habitat links to breeding performance 5000 km away.Aims: Better understanding of inter-sea[...]
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Darío Fernández-Bellon, Auteur ;
Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ;
Sandra Irwin, Auteur ;
Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ;
Barry O’Mahony, Auteur ;
John O’Halloran, Auteur
Nest camera footage from 13 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus nests was analysed to document patterns of adult attendance, incubation, brooding and prey delivery rates. Nest attendance was high throughout the incubation stage and began to decrease when[...]
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Kendrew Colhoun, Auteur ;
Kevin Mawhinney, Auteur ;
Michael McLaughlin, Auteur ;
Claire Barnett, Auteur ;
Anne-Marie McDevitt, Auteur ;
Richard B. Bradbury, Auteur ;
Will Peach, Auteur
Capsule: The abundance of Tree sparrow Passer montanus, House Sparrow Passer domesticus and Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, three priority farmland birds, increased over a 5-year period in response to a targeted agri-environment scheme (AES).A[...]
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Ariane Bernard-Laurent, Auteur ;
Claire Anceau, Auteur ;
Thierry Faivre, Auteur ;
Jean-Pierre Serres, Auteur ;
Sophie Tangis, Auteur
Capsule: Double-nesting occurs frequently in Rock Partridges Alectoris graeca living in the southern French Alps.Aims: To investigate reproductive parameters of a Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca population.Methods: The reproductive behaviour of [...]
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Pedro Sáez-Gómez, Auteur ;
Carlos Camacho, Auteur ;
Alberto Álvarez, Auteur ;
Nico Varo, Auteur ;
Cristina Ramo, Auteur ;
Andy J. Green, Auteur
Capsule: The sex of Black-necked Grebes Podiceps nigricollis in Spain can be determined successfully using a locally derived discriminant function analysis (DFA) but a function derived from a North American population was not successful.Aims: To[...]
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Enrique Murgui, Auteur
Capsule: Bird surveys carried out during a railway journey capture a significant proportion of the species and individuals recorded through line transects (LT).Aims: To explore the suitability of railways as a bird census tool in a scenario wher[...]
