Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway
Capsule Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland, and Norway, winter in different areas. Aims To assess the winter distribution of adult Great Skuas breeding in different countries. Methods Geolocation data-loggers were deployed on breeding adults at colonies in Shetland (Scotland...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:500552 2023-05-15T15:44:50+02:00 Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway Magnusdottir, Ellen Leat, Eliza H.K. Bourgeon, Sophie Strøm, Hallvard Petersen, Aevar Phillips, Richard A. Hanssen, Sveinn A. Bustnes, Jan O. Hersteinsson, Pall Furness, Robert W. 2012 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500552/ https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798 unknown Taylor and Francis Magnusdottir, Ellen; Leat, Eliza H.K.; Bourgeon, Sophie; Strøm, Hallvard; Petersen, Aevar; Phillips, Richard A.; Hanssen, Sveinn A.; Bustnes, Jan O.; Hersteinsson, Pall; Furness, Robert W. 2012 Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway. Bird Study, 59 (1). 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798 <https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798 2023-02-04T19:36:24Z Capsule Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland, and Norway, winter in different areas. Aims To assess the winter distribution of adult Great Skuas breeding in different countries. Methods Geolocation data-loggers were deployed on breeding adults at colonies in Shetland (Scotland), southeast Iceland, and Bjørnøya (Norway) in 2008. Loggers were recovered when birds returned to breed the next year and downloaded data were processed to indicate the location of each individual throughout the winter period. Results Adult Great Skuas from Scotland wintered off northwest Africa and southern Europe. Adults from Iceland mostly wintered off Canada, with small numbers visiting northwest Africa and Europe. Although adults from Bjørnøya (Norway) migrated to similar areas to birds from Iceland, a slightly greater proportion wintered off Europe, and most used areas further north than birds from Scotland. Although three birds studied over consecutive winters used the same small area in consecutive years, four moved between different areas within one winter. Conclusion Great Skuas show clear variation in migrations among breeding regions, and some evidence of individual consistency. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bjørnøya Iceland Stercorarius skua Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Canada Norway Bjørnøya ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Bird Study 59 1 1 9 |
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Capsule Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland, and Norway, winter in different areas. Aims To assess the winter distribution of adult Great Skuas breeding in different countries. Methods Geolocation data-loggers were deployed on breeding adults at colonies in Shetland (Scotland), southeast Iceland, and Bjørnøya (Norway) in 2008. Loggers were recovered when birds returned to breed the next year and downloaded data were processed to indicate the location of each individual throughout the winter period. Results Adult Great Skuas from Scotland wintered off northwest Africa and southern Europe. Adults from Iceland mostly wintered off Canada, with small numbers visiting northwest Africa and Europe. Although adults from Bjørnøya (Norway) migrated to similar areas to birds from Iceland, a slightly greater proportion wintered off Europe, and most used areas further north than birds from Scotland. Although three birds studied over consecutive winters used the same small area in consecutive years, four moved between different areas within one winter. Conclusion Great Skuas show clear variation in migrations among breeding regions, and some evidence of individual consistency. |
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Magnusdottir, Ellen Leat, Eliza H.K. Bourgeon, Sophie Strøm, Hallvard Petersen, Aevar Phillips, Richard A. Hanssen, Sveinn A. Bustnes, Jan O. Hersteinsson, Pall Furness, Robert W. |
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Magnusdottir, Ellen Leat, Eliza H.K. Bourgeon, Sophie Strøm, Hallvard Petersen, Aevar Phillips, Richard A. Hanssen, Sveinn A. Bustnes, Jan O. Hersteinsson, Pall Furness, Robert W. Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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Magnusdottir, Ellen Leat, Eliza H.K. Bourgeon, Sophie Strøm, Hallvard Petersen, Aevar Phillips, Richard A. Hanssen, Sveinn A. Bustnes, Jan O. Hersteinsson, Pall Furness, Robert W. |
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Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway |
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wintering areas of great skuas stercorarius skua breeding in scotland, iceland and norway |
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Magnusdottir, Ellen; Leat, Eliza H.K.; Bourgeon, Sophie; Strøm, Hallvard; Petersen, Aevar; Phillips, Richard A.; Hanssen, Sveinn A.; Bustnes, Jan O.; Hersteinsson, Pall; Furness, Robert W. 2012 Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway. Bird Study, 59 (1). 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798 <https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2011.636798> |
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