Titre : | Bird Study 58(1) - 2011 |
Type de document : | Bulletin |
Paru le : | 01/01/2011 |
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Article
Claudia M. Garratt, Auteur ;
Martin Hughes, Auteur ;
Giselle Eagle, Auteur ;
Tanya Fowler, Auteur ;
Philip V. Grice, Auteur ;
Mark J. Whittingham, Auteur
Capsule Breeding Common Kestrels prefer to forage over recently cut grass than all other habitat types on farmland. Aims To identify foraging habitat and prey of Common Kestrels during the breeding season. Methods We observed seven pairs of Comm[...]
Article
Jennifer Britt, Auteur ;
D. Charles Deeming, Auteur
Capsule For nest construction by Blue Tits, but not Great Tits, first-egg date (FED) and air temperature significantly affected the mass of the nest as a whole and some of its component parts. Aims To test the hypothesis that use of nest materia[...]
Article
David J. T. Douglas, Auteur ;
Paul E. Bellamy, Auteur ;
James W. Pearce-Higgins, Auteur
Capsule No evidence for sustained declines in abundance or re-distribution of two key upland bird species on a wind farm site in the first three years of operation. Aims To describe changes in the abundance and distribution of birds on an upland[...]
Article
Arjun Amar, Auteur ;
Murray Grant, Auteur ;
Graeme Buchanan, Auteur ;
Innes Sim, Auteur ;
Jared Wilson, Auteur ;
James W. Pearce-Higgins, Auteur ;
Steve Redpath, Auteur
Capsule Declines of upland waders were associated with habitat cover, forest edge exposure, grouse moor management intensity and crow abundance. Aims To explore whether changes in the abundance of five wader species in the uplands correlate with[...]
Article
Zuzana Musilová, Auteur ;
Petr Musil, Auteur ;
Roman Fuchs, Auteur ;
Simona Polakova, Auteur
Capsule Site fidelity and territory settlement is probably limited by the occupancy of suitable sites by males and the high mortality in females. Aim To investigate the relationship between territory settlement and site fidelity in Reed Buntings[...]
Article
Saâd Hanane, Auteur ;
Lahoussaine Baamal, Auteur
Capsule Although subject to human disturbance Turtle Doves do nest successfully in these olive and orange orchards. Aim To investigate the breeding ecology of Turtle Doves in a man-made agricultural habitat in central Morocco. Methods Turtle Dov[...]
Article
Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Auteur ;
Snaebjorn Palsson, Auteur ;
Ron W. Summers, Auteur ;
Gudmundur Orn Benediktsson, Auteur
Capsule The uneven sex ratio in favour of males found in flocks of Purple Sandpipers is not evident in chicks; female chicks are lighter than males. Aims To test if there is an uneven sex ratio at hatching and to investigate whether sex ratio ch[...]
Article
John Calladine, Auteur
Capsule Low and variable encounter rates of birds in fragmented arctic-alpine habitats add difficulty to monitoring their breeding populations. Aims To quantify seasonal variation in the encounter rates ( apparent abundance) of breeding birds in[...]
Article
Tomas G. Gunnarsson, Auteur ;
Gunnar Tomasson, Auteur
Capsule Icelandic migrants have responded to rapidly increasing spring temperatures on the breeding grounds in recent years. Aims To determine how migrants respond to highly variable spring conditions in their northern breeding areas when they h[...]
Article
Tamer Albayrak, Auteur ;
Ali Erdogan, Auteur ;
Mehmet Ziya Firat, Auteur
Capsule The presence of Krueper\'s Nuthatches can be predicted by variables describing topography, vegetation structure and tree species, and knowledge of these can be used to determine sites for conservation action. Aim To analyse the relations[...]
Article
Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Auteur ;
Snaebjorn Palsson, Auteur ;
Ron W. Summers, Auteur ;
Gudmundur Orn Benediktsson, Auteur
Capsule The uneven sex ratio in favour of males found in flocks of Purple Sandpipers is not evident in chicks; female chicks are lighter than males. Aims To test if there is an uneven sex ratio at hatching and to investigate whether sex ratio ch[...]
Article
John Calladine, Auteur
Capsule Low and variable encounter rates of birds in fragmented arctic-alpine habitats add difficulty to monitoring their breeding populations. Aims To quantify seasonal variation in the encounter rates ( apparent abundance) of breeding birds in[...]
Article
Tomas G. Gunnarsson, Auteur ;
Gunnar Tomasson, Auteur
Capsule Icelandic migrants have responded to rapidly increasing spring temperatures on the breeding grounds in recent years. Aims To determine how migrants respond to highly variable spring conditions in their northern breeding areas when they h[...]