Ecology of the Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudatus Vieillot, 1819) at Scoresby Sund, East Greenland. Part two: arrival, site tenacity and departure

• Main Author: Korte, J. de
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1984
• Subjects: Greenland; Kap; Kap Stewart; Scoresby; Scoresby Sund; Sund; Ugleelv; East Greenland; Long-tailed Skua; Tundra
• Online Access: https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/504842

Arrival, site tenacity and departure in populations of Long-tailed Skuas were investigated, at Kap Stewart, in 1973 and 1974, and at Kaerelv, G\xc3\xa5seelv and Ugleelv in 1975. The first birds of this species arrived singly or in small groups on 21 May along the ice edge, and 27 May inland. In area...