| Titre : | Bird Study 59(3) - 2012 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/07/2012 |
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Article
Piotr Minias, Auteur ;
Bartosz Lesner, Auteur ;
Tomasz Janiszewski, Auteur
Capsule Body mass of Whiskered Tern chicks from the central parts of subcolonies grew at a higher rate in comparison to chicks hatched in the peripheral zones. Growth rates of both body mass and head length correlated positively with nest densit[...]
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Motti Charter, Auteur ;
Yossi Leshem, Auteur ;
Kobi Meyrom, Auteur ;
Ori Peleg, Auteur ;
Alexandre Roulin, Auteur
Capsule Habitat parameters associated with 706 Barn Owl (Tyto alba) nesting boxes in Israel were analysed. Pairs bred in 259 of the boxes. The intensity of agricultural practices at nestbox sites were shown to have only a weak effect on aspects [...]
Article
Lorraine S. Chivers, Auteur ;
Mathieu G. Lundy, Auteur ;
Kendrew Colhoun, Auteur ;
Stephen F. Newton, Auteur ;
Neil Reid, Auteur
Capsule We examined regurgitates from Black-legged Kittiwakes during the early chick-rearing period over two breeding seasons at two colonies in Ireland where diet has not been studied previously. Clupeids were the dominant food source at both c[...]
Article
Innes M. W. Sim, Auteur ;
Graham W. Rebecca, Auteur ;
Nicholas I. Wilkinson, Auteur
Capsule The majority of female Ring Ouzels made two successful breeding attempts in a single season, but triple brooding was much less common.
Article
Louise M. Soanes, Auteur ;
Robert J. Thomas, Auteur ;
Mark Bolton, Auteur
Capsule Acoustic playback methods have been widely used to survey burrow-nesting petrels but playback stimuli typically yield low response rates. Digitally manipulated recordings of the calls of the European Storm Petrel were created with the ai[...]
Article
Jeno J. Purger, Auteur ;
Kornelia Kurucz, Auteur ;
Adam Toth, Auteur ;
Péter Batáry, Auteur
Capsule The use of plasticine eggs coated with a thin layer of rubber instead of entirely plasticine eggs in dummy nests reduced the unnaturally high nest predation rate caused by attracted small mammals, while also enabling the identification o[...]
Article
Francesco Ceresa, Auteur ;
Giuseppe Bogliani, Auteur ;
Paolo Pedrini, Auteur ;
Mattia Brambilla, Auteur
Capsule Key marginal habitat features maintain their importance even when they occur at very low density. Aims To assess the importance for breeding birds of key habitat elements, such as isolated shrubs, hedgerows and untilled vegetation patche[...]
Article
Elisabeth Bro, Auteur ;
Aurore Crosnier, Auteur
Capsule Currently, the population appears to be stable. Aims To determine the distribution and national population size of Grey Partridges in France in 2008. Methods We used expert data on presence and abundance at a local scale gathered through[...]
Article
Nicolas Martinez, Auteur
Capsule Amount of sparse vegetation show a direct link to reproductive success. Aims To examine the influence of sparse vegetation on clutch size of Common Redstarts Phoenicurus phoenicurus. Methods Clutch size and the amount of sparse ground ve[...]
Article
Gillian Gilbert, Auteur
Capsule Structural aspects were common across a range of different habitat types and there was evidence that this breeding habitat was limited in extent. Aims To characterize Grasshopper Warbler breeding habitat in Britain and to use this assess[...]
Article
John W. Mallord, Auteur ;
Christopher J. Orsman, Auteur ;
Andrew Cristinacce, Auteur ;
Nigel Butcher, Auteur ;
Tim J. Stowe, Auteur ;
Elisabeth C. Charman, Auteur
Capsule Predation was the main cause of nest failure, but predation rates have remained unchanged since the 1980s. Eurasian Jays Garrullus glandarius were the most common predator. Aims To quantify, and compare, nest predation rates for 1982-84 [...]
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Marie-Lucile Gourlay-Larour, Auteur ;
Vincent Schricke, Auteur ;
Christophe Sorin, Auteur ;
Monique L'Hostis, Auteur ;
Alain Caizergues, Auteur
Capsule In winter diving ducks commonly move between wetlands more than 100 km apart, but short-distance daily movements dominate their activity. Aims To describe the movements of Common Pochards Aythya ferina and Tufted Ducks Aythya fuligula du[...]
Article
Elisabeth C. Charman, Auteur ;
Ken W. Smith, Auteur ;
Ian A. Dillon, Auteur ;
Steve Dodd, Auteur ;
Derek J. Gruar, Auteur ;
Andrew Cristinacce, Auteur ;
Phil V. Grice, Auteur ;
Richard D. Gregory, Auteur
Capsule The breeding success of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos minor is now lower in England than previously reported and also lower than found in studies elsewhere in Europe. Aims To quantify the breeding success and identify the causes[...]
Article
Jiří Porkert, Auteur ;
Miloslav Hromadko, Auteur
Capsule Moult-breeding overlap in a male Common Redstart feeding a second brood may reflect time pressure to fit moult between the completion of breeding and migration.
Article
Tomasz Brauze, Auteur
Capsule Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca nested within a large forest complex in central Poland. They showed a strong preference for stands of pine Pinus spp. aged 9-15 years, in which they nested at a high density (31 pairs/km(2)). The presen[...]
Article
Richard J. Evans, Auteur ;
Lorcan O'Toole, Auteur ;
D. Philip Whitfield, Auteur
Capsule The loss of eagles from large tracts of lowland and upland habitat in Britain and Ireland over the last 1500 years is attributed to human activity. Aim To estimate changes in past distribution and population size of Britain and Ireland's[...]
Article
Patrick James Ciaran White, Auteur
Eurasian Nuthatches have experienced a northward range expansion in Britain. Younger, more isolated, populations have smaller song meme-pool size, diversity and individual repertoires.
Article
Elisabeth Bro, Auteur ;
Aurore Crosnier, Auteur
Capsule Currently, the population appears to be stable. Aims To determine the distribution and national population size of Grey Partridges in France in 2008. Methods We used expert data on presence and abundance at a local scale gathered through[...]
Article
Mattia Brambilla, Auteur ;
Franco Rizzolli, Auteur ;
Paolo Pedrini, Auteur
Capsule Water Rail Rallus aquaticus and Moorhen Gallinula chloropus abundance is affected by habitat (both species), site isolation (Water Rail) and elevation (Moorhen). Aims To evaluate the effects of patch area, habitat, isolation, elevation a[...]
