| Titre : | Bird Study 60(4) - NOV 1 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/11/2013 |
Dépouillements
Article
Michal Ciach, Auteur ;
Arkadiusz Froehlich, Auteur
Capsule The occurrence of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in an urbanized habitat is determined by the number of trees and pollutant emissions. Air pollution may weaken trees and increase the number of insects inhabiting them.Aims To [...]
Article
Pawel Szymanski, Auteur ;
Marcin Antczak, Auteur
Capsule Structural heterogeneity was the most important factor influencing the distribution of Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria, Common Whitethroat S. communis and Lesser Whitethroat S. curruca in linear habitats in farmland of Western Poland.Aims [...]
Article
Grzegorz Orlowski, Auteur ;
Jerzy Karg, Auteur
Capsule We found significant differences in the composition and diversity of diet among House Martins, Barn Swallows and Swifts breeding in the same village in Poland.Aims To evaluate the character and extent of diversity, specialization and ove[...]
Article
Anders Hedenström, Auteur ;
Raymond H. G. Klaassen, Auteur ;
Susanne Åkesson, Auteur
Capsule Little Ringed Plovers breeding in South Sweden migrate towards the southeast in the autumn, via the Middle East, to winter in Saharan and sub-Saharan locations or in India, while the spring migration is more directly towards the north.Ai[...]
Article
Elizabeth A. Masden, Auteur ;
Simon Foster, Auteur ;
A. C. Jackson, Auteur
Capsule Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle were recorded diving in the Pentland Firth to an average depth of 32 metres and an overall maximal depth of 43 metres. The majority (88%) of dives were benthic with a median dive duration of 95 seconds, an[...]
Article
Alice Risely, Auteur ;
Josh Nightingale, Auteur ;
David S. Richardson, Auteur ;
Iain Barr, Auteur
CapsuleWing length and age independently predicted spring arrival timing in a long-distance migratory warbler, but there was no association with mass or tarsus length.AimsTo test a range of biometric features and other measures of fitness for th[...]
Article
Christopher J. Butler, Auteur ;
Will Cresswell, Auteur ;
Andrew Gosler, Auteur ;
Christopher Perrins, Auteur
Capsule The reproductive rate of Rose-ringed Parakeets in the UK was higher in 2001-2003 than previously estimated.Aim To measure reproductive rate and the factors affecting this in Rose-ringed Parakeets in England during a period of rapid expan[...]
Article
Sjoerd Duijns, Auteur ;
Nur Annis Hidayati, Auteur ;
Theunis Piersma, Auteur
Capsule Across the European wintering range Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica lapponica selected polychaete worms and especially Ragworms Hediste diversicolor, with differences between areas due to variations in prey availability.Aims To deter[...]
Article
Jakub Z. Kosicki, Auteur ;
Przemyslaw Chylarecki, Auteur
Capsule The highest densities of Meadow Pipits in Central Europe are found in lowland and upland wet meadows.Aims To create a large-scale predictive model of Meadow Pipit density.Methods We analysed factors affecting the density of the Meadows P[...]
Article
Daniel B. Hayhow, Auteur ;
Mark A. Eaton, Auteur ;
Stephen Bladwell, Auteur ;
Brian Etheridge, Auteur ;
Steven R. Ewing, Auteur ;
Marc Ruddock, Auteur ;
Richard Saunders, Auteur ;
Chris Sharpe, Auteur ;
Innes M. W. Sim, Auteur ;
Andrew Stevenson, Auteur
Capsule The fourth national survey of Hen Harrier showed that the population in the UK and the Isle of Man declined significantly between 2004 and 2010.Aim To estimate the size of the breeding Hen Harrier population (with associated 95% confiden[...]
Article
Alexandre Roulin, Auteur ;
Philippe Christe, Auteur
Capsule We report a review of the occurrence of bats in the Barn Owl diet Tyto alba in Europe. Based on 802 studies reporting 4.02 million prey items identified in pellets, 4949 were bats (0.12%). We found that bat predation decreased during the[...]
Article
Pascual López-López, Auteur ;
Iñigo Zuberogoitia, Auteur ;
Manuel Alcantara, Auteur ;
Juan Antonio Gil, Auteur
Capsule Male bearded vultures tended to disperse closer to natal territories than females with a preferred eastward natal dispersal direction. In general, birds settled for the first time in breeding territories at an average age of 7.6 years, f[...]
Article
Damien Chevallier, Auteur ;
François Baillon, Auteur ;
Yvon Le Maho, Auteur ;
Stéphane Blanc, Auteur ;
Paul Brossault, Auteur ;
Sylvie Massemin, Auteur
CapsuleSixteen Black Storks (Ciconia nigra) were tracked by satellite during their autumnal and spring migrations in order to identify their major stopover sites and connections between stopovers in Europe and Africa. Among journeys with stopove[...]
Article
Ron W. Summers, Auteur ;
Snaebjorn Palsson, Auteur ;
Colin Corse, Auteur ;
Brian Etheridge, Auteur ;
Simon Foster, Auteur ;
Bob Swann, Auteur
Capsule Sex ratios were determined for 11 wader species at the northern end of the East Atlantic flyway in winter. The ratio was even for six species, there were more males for four species, and more females for one species.Aims To describe the [...]
Article
Dmitry A. Shitikov, Auteur ;
Elena V. Dubkova, Auteur ;
Tatiana V. Makarova, Auteur
Capsule Apparent survival rates of Yellow Wagtails breeding in abandoned fields in Russia are determined by previous breeding success.Aims To examine apparent survival and its link to previous breeding success in Yellow Wagtails breeding in aban[...]
Article
Alice Risely, Auteur ;
Josh Nightingale, Auteur ;
David S. Richardson, Auteur ;
Iain Barr, Auteur
CapsuleWing length and age independently predicted spring arrival timing in a long-distance migratory warbler, but there was no association with mass or tarsus length.AimsTo test a range of biometric features and other measures of fitness for th[...]
Article
Esther Del Val, Auteur ;
Juan Jose Negro, Auteur ;
Juan Carlos Senar, Auteur
Capsule Mediterranean Great Tits showed a marked increase in levels of circulating carotenoids during moult and autumn.Aims To study seasonal variation in plasma carotenoid content during a whole annual cycle for Great Tits Parus major inhabitin[...]
Article
José Guerrero-Casado, Auteur ;
Rafael Arenas, Auteur ;
Francisco S. Tortosa, Auteur
Capsule Nests of Cinereous Vultures were found to be located farther from roads, villages and the edge of large vegetation patches. They preferred large vegetation patches containing extensive Cork Oak cover on steeper slopes and with lower sola[...]
Article
Jakub Z. Kosicki, Auteur ;
Przemyslaw Chylarecki, Auteur
Capsule The highest densities of Meadow Pipits in Central Europe are found in lowland and upland wet meadows.Aims To create a large-scale predictive model of Meadow Pipit density.Methods We analysed factors affecting the density of the Meadows P[...]
Article
Alexandre Roulin, Auteur ;
Philippe Christe, Auteur
Capsule We report a review of the occurrence of bats in the Barn Owl diet Tyto alba in Europe. Based on 802 studies reporting 4.02 million prey items identified in pellets, 4949 were bats (0.12%). We found that bat predation decreased during the[...]
Article
Michal Ciach, Auteur ;
Arkadiusz Froehlich, Auteur
Capsule The occurrence of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in an urbanized habitat is determined by the number of trees and pollutant emissions. Air pollution may weaken trees and increase the number of insects inhabiting them.Aims To [...]
Article
Pawel Szymanski, Auteur ;
Marcin Antczak, Auteur
Capsule Structural heterogeneity was the most important factor influencing the distribution of Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria, Common Whitethroat S. communis and Lesser Whitethroat S. curruca in linear habitats in farmland of Western Poland.Aims [...]
