| Titre : | Why do few Afro-Siberian Knots Calidris canutus canutus now visit Britain? (2001) |
| Auteurs : | H. Boyd, Auteur ; T. Piersma, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Bird Study (48 JUL 2001) |
| Article en page(s) : | 147-158 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | The nominate (Afro-Siberian) subspecies of the Knot Calidris canutus canutus breeds on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia and occurs commonly in the westernmost Wadden Sea during migration to West and South Africa. The recoveries and controls of 2045 Knots ringed in Britain and Ireland provide no evidence for canutus wintering there nor for their regular passage during autumn and spring migration. Five juveniles ringed in the first week of September 1963 were recovered in Africa between eight and |



