| Titre : | Bird Study 56 - 2009 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/03/2009 |
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Article
Andrew Stanbury, Auteur ;
Richard Gregory, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Field methods used by the UK's Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) provide a practical approach to estimating breeding bird abundance and this paper discusses how they might be adapted to increase accuracy. Aims Using Salisbury Plain as a case st[...]
Article
Andrew N. Hoodless, Auteur ;
Deborah Lang, Auteur ;
Nicholas J. Aebischer, Auteur ;
Robert J. Fuller, Auteur ;
Julie A. Ewald, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule The breeding Eurasian Woodcock population in Britain was estimated at 78 346 males (95% CL 61 717-96 493), with substantial differences in densities between regions and woodland type. Aim To estimate the breeding population size of Woodc[...]
Article
Eduardo Garcia-Del-Rey, Auteur ;
Luis Gil, Auteur ;
Nikos Nanos, Auteur ;
Unai Lopez-De-Heredia, Auteur ;
Pascual Gil Munoz, Auteur ;
Jose Maria Fernandez-Palacios, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Tree cover and seeds on the ground influence the occurrence of Blue Chaffinches during the non-breeding period. Aims To study the feeding habitat selection of the common Tenerife Blue Chaffinch race during the non-breeding period as a de[...]
Article
Dan Chamberlain, Auteur ;
Su Gough, Auteur ;
Guy Anderson, Auteur ;
Michael Macdonald, Auteur ;
Phil Grice, Auteur ;
Juliet Vickery, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus occurred on about 40% of fallow plot options within agri-environment schemes; this could be increased by improved management and better placement of plots in the landscape. Aims To determine the use by[...]
Article
Peter Rothery, Auteur ;
Ian Newton, Auteur ;
Brian Little, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule No obvious effects were detected, except for reduced Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo presence after construction. Aim To check for differences in the numbers and behaviour of seabirds following construction of two turbines 1 km offshore. M[...]
Article
Ian Newton, Auteur ;
Brian Little, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule For 3748 bird carcasses found on 4.7 km of shoreline, the main cause of death was starvation. Three percent of deaths were attributed to wind turbines. Aims To assess the main mortality causes from bird bodies washed ashore near wind tur[...]
Article
Marcos Moleon, Auteur ;
Jesus Bautista, Auteur ;
Jose A. Sanchez-Zapata, Auteur ;
Jose M. Gil-Sanchez, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Birds at dispersal areas consumed more rabbits than adult territorial eagles.
Article
Ian Newton, Auteur ;
Peter Rothery, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Adult European Goldfinches in east-central England started moult on 30 July (estimated 95% range 13 July-16 August) and took 77 days (se = +/- 4 days) to moult their primary wing feathers.
Article
Ian A. Dillon, Auteur ;
Trevor D. Smith, Auteur ;
Stuart J. Williams, Auteur ;
Susan Haysom, Auteur ;
Mark A. Eaton, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule The population of Red-throated Divers in Britain increased between 1994 and 2006. Aim To determine the population size and distribution of Red-throated Divers in Britain for comparison with the previous national survey in 1994. Methods A[...]
Article
Tony W. J. Bicknell, Auteur ;
James B. Reid, Auteur ;
Stephen C. Votier, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Leach's Storm-petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa may be depredated by endemic St Kilda Field Mice Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis.
Article
John Calladine, Auteur ;
Elizabeth M. Humphreys, Auteur ;
Fiona Strachan, Auteur ;
David C. Jardine, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Levels of thinning practised in upland Scotland are insufficient to permit the development of ground vegetation and shrub layers that might enhance some breeding bird populations.
Article
Jasper van Vliet, Auteur ;
C. J. M. Musters, Auteur ;
Wim J. ter Keurs, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Dutch Blackbirds from all regions had almost ceased migrating in the period between 1955 and 1990, probably as a result of climate change.
Article
Manuel Nogales, Auteur ;
Patricia Marrero, Auteur ;
David P. Padilla, Auteur ;
Felix M. Medina, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Faecal DNA gives accurate results of habitat use.
Article
Andrew Dobson, Auteur ;
Roger Clarke, Auteur ;
Michele Clarke, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule At a communal roost in Cambridgeshire, selection of common birds of arable farmland as prey is interpreted in terms of differences in prey species' behaviour and size.
Article
Matthieu Guillemain, Auteur ;
Jonathan Fuster, Auteur ;
Michel Lepley, Auteur ;
Jean-Baptiste Mouronval, Auteur ;
Gregoire Massez, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Eurasian Teal show a return rate of 18.9%, or homing rate of 76.3%, to a ringing site in Camargue, Southern France: this is a much higher winter site fidelity than expected from the literature.
Article
Emi Arai, Auteur ;
Masaru Hasegawa, Auteur ;
Masahiko Nakamura, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Divorce in Barn Swallows could be explained by the mechanism of asynchronous arrival of mates.
Article
Theunis Piersma, Auteur ;
Marco Van Der Velde, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Breeding adult females show a bare brood patch and a smaller cloacal protuberance than males. Aims To examine the degree of sexual dimorphism in various phenotypic traits in House Martins. Methods In the summers of 2005-07 in the norther[...]
Article
András Kosztolányi, Auteur ;
Salim Javed, Auteur ;
Clemens Küpper, Auteur ;
Innes C. Cuthill, Auteur ;
Abdulnasser Al Shamsi, Auteur ;
Tamás Székely, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Hot environments are associated with more biparental care, high nest-site fidelity and low mate fidelity. Aims To investigate the breeding ecology and parental behaviour of Kentish Plovers in an extremely hot environment. Kentish Plovers[...]
Article
Alexander N. Banks, Auteur ;
Niall H. K. Burton, Auteur ;
John R. Calladine, Auteur ;
Graham E. Austin, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Winter Gull Roost Survey data spanning 50 years were used to generate population indices. Aims To evaluate how wintering numbers of five gull species have changed in Great Britain over the last five decades. Methods Generalized linear mo[...]
Article
Stuart E. Newson, Auteur ;
Nancy Ockendon, Auteur ;
Andrew Joys, Auteur ;
David G. Noble, Auteur ;
Stephen R. Baillie, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Trends in the relative abundance of 18 out of 23 breeding bird species of conservation concern varied significantly between habitats. Aims To produce and compare habitat-specific trends in abundance of widespread breeding birds of conser[...]
Article
Jacquie A. Clark, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule The birds that died were generally smaller. Aims To look for selective mortality of waders in severe weather. Methods Biometric measurements of birds found dead in a local severe weather event in February 1991 on The Wash Estuary, UK, we[...]
Article
James J. Gilroy, Auteur ;
Guy Q. A. Anderson, Auteur ;
Philip V. Grice, Auteur ;
Juliet A. Vickery, Auteur ;
P. Nicholas Watts, Auteur ;
William J. Sutherland, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Yellow Wagtails showed seasonally variable foraging preferences, favouring field margin and crop habitats, although habitat availability did not influence brood productivity. Aims To identify key habitats and prey types for Yellow Wagtai[...]
Article
Nancy Ockendon, Auteur ;
Sarah E. Davis, Auteur ;
Teresa Miyar, Auteur ;
Mike P. Toms, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Birds appeared at garden feeding stations later in the morning in urban areas than in rural areas during winter.
Article
Javier Balbontin, Auteur ;
Miguel Ferrer, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Juvenile non-breeding males and females explored surrounding areas, returned to breeding areas, and settled in temporary settlement areas. Aims To describe movement patterns of juvenile Bonelli's Eagles during the transient phase of disp[...]
Article
Jean-Pierre Moussus, Auteur ;
Frédéric Jiguet, Auteur ;
Joanne Clavel, Auteur ;
Romain Julliard, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Large-scale abundance monitoring programmes can be used to estimate annual phenological shifts. Aims Phenology refers to the timing of any annually repeated biological event. The method developed here aims at measuring phenological varia[...]
Article
Dave Newborn, Auteur ;
Kathy L. Fletcher, Auteur ;
Rebecca Beeston, Auteur ;
David Baines, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule The incidence of sheep ticks on moorland wader chicks varied widely between species, however no effect on chick body condition was detected in relation to tick burden.
Article
Karl L. Evans, Auteur ;
David I. Leech, Auteur ;
Humphrey Q. P. Crick, Auteur ;
Jeremy J. D. Greenwood, Auteur ;
Kevin J. Gaston, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Daylength, rather than latitude, was found to be an important determinant of variation in clutch size. Aims To describe the nature of spatial and temporal variation in clutch size, and explore the ecological correlates of these patterns.[...]
Article
Emilio Barba, Auteur ;
Francisco Atienzar, Auteur ;
Marcial Marin, Auteur ;
Juan S. Monrós, Auteur ;
Jose A. Gil-Delgado, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Nestling provisioning rates depend on nestling age and number, and on time of season, but not on time of day. Aims To determine patterns of nestling provisioning, the effort made by the parents, and the factors which affect them. Methods[...]
Article
Daniela Campobello, Auteur ;
Spencer G. Sealy, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Cuckoos in Italy support the 'host preference' hypothesis. Aims To identify the species parasitized in a Mediterranean area, in Italy; to quantify the frequency of parasitism on each host species; and to determine whether some species an[...]
Article
Mark H. Hancock, Auteur ;
Trevor Smith, Auteur ;
Dan E. Chamberlain, Auteur ;
Jeremy D. Wilson, Auteur ;
Peter C. Lack, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Winter Atlas surveys of 16 species on lowland farmland revealed significant changes in count for four species. Aims To estimate changes in abundance between the early 1980s and late 1990s, of wintering seed-eating passerines, in 'core' a[...]
Article
John Calladine, Auteur ;
Graeme Garner, Auteur ;
Chris Wernham, Auteur ;
Andre Thiel, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule A minimum of four constant-effort-search survey visits are required to generate reliable population estimates of breeding birds on moorland that are not subject to biases associated with varying levels of detectability through the season[...]
Article
Mark H. Hancock, Auteur ;
Murray C. Grant, Auteur ;
Jeremy D. Wilson, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Negative forest edge effects were detected for Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus and Dunlin Colidris alpina. Aims To investigate the effects of distance to forest on the abundance and changes in abundance of four key peatland[...]
Article
William R. Meek, Auteur ;
Peter J. Burman, Auteur ;
Marek Nowakowski, Auteur ;
Tim H. Sparks, Auteur ;
Ross A. Hill, Auteur ;
Ruth D. Swetnam, Auteur ;
Niall J. Burman, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule This study examines the relationship between habitat variables and various aspects of breeding and foraging performance for 257 Barn Owl breeding attempts involving both released and wild birds, at 86 different nest-sites over a 14-year [...]
Article
Judith Fischer, Auteur ;
Markus Jenny, Auteur ;
Lukas Jenni, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Sky Larks make use of agri-environment measures in winter wheat for nesting and foraging during nestling provision. Aims To determine the suitability of in-field measures (patches and strips) for breeding Sky Larks in small-parcelled Swi[...]
Article
Lenka Najmanova, Auteur ;
Peter Adamik, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Evidence for extension of breeding seasons in Song Thrushes and Blackbirds (multiple-brooded species) and shortening in Fieldfares (a single-brooded species). Aims To analyse breeding data from central Europe during 1964-2006 in relation[...]
Article
Paul E. Bellamy, Auteur ;
Ross A. Hill, Auteur ;
Peter Rothery, Auteur ;
Shelley A. Hinsley, Auteur ;
Robert J. Fuller, Auteur ;
Richard K. Broughton, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Use of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data identified suitable Willow Warbler habitat based on mean vegetation height. This habitat model provided maps of distribution and occupation of suitable habitat. Aims To identify habitat ass[...]
Article
Alex J. G. Lewis, Auteur ;
Arjun Amar, Auteur ;
Laura Daniells, Auteur ;
Elisabeth C. Charman, Auteur ;
Phil Grice, Auteur ;
Ken Smith, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Birds selected younger woodland patches with fewer conifers and higher soil moisture content; within these patches, they selected areas with higher vegetation cover at 2-4 m, and less bracken. Aims For an apparently stable population, to[...]
Article
Greg Conway, Auteur ;
Simon Wotton, Auteur ;
Ian Henderson, Auteur ;
Mark Eaton, Auteur ;
Allan Drewitt, Auteur ;
Jonathan Spencer, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule There have been marked increases (88%) in the breeding population and breeding range (46%) of Woodlarks in Britain between 1997 and 2006. Aims To provide an accurate assessment of the population and distribution of Woodlarks in Britain a[...]
Article
Josue Martinez-De La Puente, Auteur ;
Santiago Merino, Auteur ;
Elisa Lobato, Auteur ;
Juan Moreno, Auteur ;
Gustavo Tomás, Auteur ;
Judith Morales, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Some males brought building materials to nests and females who were paired with such males laid heavier clutches.
Article
Sarolta Erdos, Auteur ;
Andras Baldi, Auteur ;
Péter Batáry, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Nesting Sky Larks avoided arable fields and the vicinity of farm buildings, and preferred extensive and heterogeneous grassland, where nest success was 30%.
Article
Frédéric Jiguet, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule A first-time observer effect in the new French breeding bird survey (BBS) was found to result from new observers learning how to use the point count method on randomly selected sites. Aims To estimate the first-year effect in a newly sta[...]
Article
Sarah D. Taylor, Auteur ;
Ron W. Summers, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Old-growth stands within an ancient native pinewood in Scotland provide an important habitat for both species. Aims To obtain estimates of densities and total numbers of male Redstarts and Tree Pipits in a native pinewood, and to describ[...]
Article
Mark J. Whittingham, Auteur ;
John Richard Krebs, Auteur ;
Ruth D. Swetnam, Auteur ;
Richard M. Thewlis, Auteur ;
Jeremy D. Wilson, Auteur ;
Robert P. Freckleton, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Territory distribution for ten species was most strongly positively influenced by the presence of hedges and woodland edge. Aims To describe and rank the importance of different habitat predictors on the distribution of bird territories.[...]
Article
Peter Rothery, Auteur ;
Ian Newton, Auteur ;
Brian Little, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule No obvious effects were detected, except for reduced Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo presence after construction. Aim To check for differences in the numbers and behaviour of seabirds following construction of two turbines 1 km offshore. M[...]
Article
Alexander N. Banks, Auteur ;
Niall H. K. Burton, Auteur ;
John R. Calladine, Auteur ;
Graham E. Austin, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Winter Gull Roost Survey data spanning 50 years were used to generate population indices. Aims To evaluate how wintering numbers of five gull species have changed in Great Britain over the last five decades. Methods Generalized linear mo[...]
Article
Ian Newton, Auteur ;
Peter Rothery, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Adult European Goldfinches in east-central England started moult on 30 July (estimated 95% range 13 July-16 August) and took 77 days (se = +/- 4 days) to moult their primary wing feathers.
Article
Karl L. Evans, Auteur ;
David I. Leech, Auteur ;
Humphrey Q. P. Crick, Auteur ;
Jeremy J. D. Greenwood, Auteur ;
Kevin J. Gaston, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Daylength, rather than latitude, was found to be an important determinant of variation in clutch size. Aims To describe the nature of spatial and temporal variation in clutch size, and explore the ecological correlates of these patterns.[...]
Article
Matthieu Guillemain, Auteur ;
Jonathan Fuster, Auteur ;
Michel Lepley, Auteur ;
Jean-Baptiste Mouronval, Auteur ;
Gregoire Massez, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Eurasian Teal show a return rate of 18.9%, or homing rate of 76.3%, to a ringing site in Camargue, Southern France: this is a much higher winter site fidelity than expected from the literature.
Article
Mark H. Hancock, Auteur ;
Trevor Smith, Auteur ;
Dan E. Chamberlain, Auteur ;
Jeremy D. Wilson, Auteur ;
Peter C. Lack, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Winter Atlas surveys of 16 species on lowland farmland revealed significant changes in count for four species. Aims To estimate changes in abundance between the early 1980s and late 1990s, of wintering seed-eating passerines, in \'core\'[...]
Article
Jose Luis Telleria, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule The huge expansion of wind power plants has already occupied a significant part of the breeding range of the Spanish population of Griffon Vultures.
Article
Frédéric Jiguet, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule A first-time observer effect in the new French breeding bird survey (BBS) was found to result from new observers learning how to use the point count method on randomly selected sites. Aims To estimate the first-year effect in a newly sta[...]
Article
Sarolta Erdos, Auteur ;
Andras Baldi, Auteur ;
Péter Batáry, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Nesting Sky Larks avoided arable fields and the vicinity of farm buildings, and preferred extensive and heterogeneous grassland, where nest success was 30%.
Article
Stuart E. Newson, Auteur ;
Nancy Ockendon, Auteur ;
Andrew Joys, Auteur ;
David G. Noble, Auteur ;
Stephen R. Baillie, Auteur
Dans
Bird Study (56 2009)
Capsule Trends in the relative abundance of 18 out of 23 breeding bird species of conservation concern varied significantly between habitats. Aims To produce and compare habitat-specific trends in abundance of widespread breeding birds of conser[...]
