Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements
Tracking studies normally focus on long-distance migrants, meaning that our understanding about short-distance migration remains limited. In this study, we present the first individual tracks of the Eurasian golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, a short-distance migrant, which were tracked from a Scand...
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ftknawnlpublic:oai:pure.knaw.nl:publications/26f478bc-d4de-41e1-a0be-0110e4d2885e 2024-09-15T18:31:09+00:00 Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements Machin, Paula Fernandez-Elipe, Juan Flores, Manuel Fox, James W. Aguirre, Jose I. Klaassen-, Raymond H. G. 2015-11 https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/26f478bc-d4de-41e1-a0be-0110e4d2885e https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00768 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11755/26f478bc-d4de-41e1-a0be-0110e4d2885e eng eng https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/26f478bc-d4de-41e1-a0be-0110e4d2885e info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Machin , P , Fernandez-Elipe , J , Flores , M , Fox , J W , Aguirre , J I & Klaassen- , R H G 2015 , ' Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements ' , Journal of Avian Biology , vol. 46 , no. 6 , pp. 634-642 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00768 international article 2015 ftknawnlpublic https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.0076820.500.11755/26f478bc-d4de-41e1-a0be-0110e4d2885e 2024-08-05T23:38:06Z Tracking studies normally focus on long-distance migrants, meaning that our understanding about short-distance migration remains limited. In this study, we present the first individual tracks of the Eurasian golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, a short-distance migrant, which were tracked from a Scandinavian breeding population using geolocators. In addition, golden plovers are known for their cold spell-induced winter movements, and this study provides some first individual tracking data on this type of movements. In three cases the plovers spent the winter in NW Europe and in four cases they departed during winter from NW Europe to spend the rest of the winter in Iberia or Morocco (one bird that was tracked during two subsequent migration cycles moved to Iberia in the first winter but remained in NW Europe during the second winter). The four winter departures were associated with a cold spell in NW Europe during which maximum temperatures dropped to freezing. Cold spell-induced winter movements were notably long and fast. The birds that remained at their NW European wintering site did not experience such cold spell. However, the plovers did not always move in response to freezing temperatures, as demonstrated by the individual that was tracked for a second season, when it experienced four cold spells at its wintering site in NW France without leaving. Little information was obtained about spring migration, but one bird had a prominent counter-clockwise loop migration pattern through E Europe. Due to their cold spell winter movements, golden plovers exhibit great flexibility in migration patterns, resulting in a notably large spread in final wintering areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pluvialis apricaria Lapland Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Research Portal (KNAW) Journal of Avian Biology 46 6 634 642 |
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Tracking studies normally focus on long-distance migrants, meaning that our understanding about short-distance migration remains limited. In this study, we present the first individual tracks of the Eurasian golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, a short-distance migrant, which were tracked from a Scandinavian breeding population using geolocators. In addition, golden plovers are known for their cold spell-induced winter movements, and this study provides some first individual tracking data on this type of movements. In three cases the plovers spent the winter in NW Europe and in four cases they departed during winter from NW Europe to spend the rest of the winter in Iberia or Morocco (one bird that was tracked during two subsequent migration cycles moved to Iberia in the first winter but remained in NW Europe during the second winter). The four winter departures were associated with a cold spell in NW Europe during which maximum temperatures dropped to freezing. Cold spell-induced winter movements were notably long and fast. The birds that remained at their NW European wintering site did not experience such cold spell. However, the plovers did not always move in response to freezing temperatures, as demonstrated by the individual that was tracked for a second season, when it experienced four cold spells at its wintering site in NW France without leaving. Little information was obtained about spring migration, but one bird had a prominent counter-clockwise loop migration pattern through E Europe. Due to their cold spell winter movements, golden plovers exhibit great flexibility in migration patterns, resulting in a notably large spread in final wintering areas. |
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Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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individual migration patterns of eurasian golden plovers pluvialis apricaria breeding in swedish lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements |
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Machin , P , Fernandez-Elipe , J , Flores , M , Fox , J W , Aguirre , J I & Klaassen- , R H G 2015 , ' Individual migration patterns of Eurasian golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breeding in Swedish Lapland; examples of cold spell-induced winter movements ' , Journal of Avian Biology , vol. 46 , no. 6 , pp. 634-642 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00768 |
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