SUMMER RECORDS FROM WEST‐SPITSBERGEN, 1964

Summary An expedition studying geese spent six weeks in the summer of 1964 on the west coast of West‐Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The topography of the area is described. Observations were made on 28 species of birds and details of numbers and distribution are given for each. Counts were made over a perio...

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Published in:Ibis
Main Authors: Ogilvie, M. A., Taylor, R. J. F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1967
Subjects:
Svalbard
Anser brachyrhynchus
Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis
Calidris maritima
Common Eider
Larus hyperboreus
Somateria mollissima
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1967.tb04004.x
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Summary:Summary An expedition studying geese spent six weeks in the summer of 1964 on the west coast of West‐Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The topography of the area is described. Observations were made on 28 species of birds and details of numbers and distribution are given for each. Counts were made over a period of a week of the numbers of Common Eider Somateria mollissima which began nesting in a small colony as the snow cleared from the ground. Weights and measurements were taken of Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima and Glaucous Gulls Larus hyperboreus . One species new to Svalbard was seen, a Black‐headed Gull Larus ridibundus . Previously unrecorded breeding sites of Pink‐footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus , and Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis were found, and it is concluded that the further spread of the Barnacle Goose is probable. New sea‐bird colonies were also located.

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