Primary moult, body mass and migration of Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola in Britain

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: SERRA, LORENZO, CLARK, NIGEL A., CLARK, JACQUIE A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Taymyr
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2006.00532.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.2006.00532.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00532.x

Long‐distance migrants have evolved complex strategies for the timing of their annual moult, fattening and migration cycles. These strategies are likely to vary at different stages of a bird's life. Ringing data on 6079 Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola , caught on the Wash, England, between 19...