Large scale climate affects the timing of spring arrival but local weather determines the start of breeding in a northern Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) population

• Main Author: Pakanen, Veli-Matti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BirdLife Finland 2018
• Subjects: Watchers; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133941

In migratory birds, the timing of arrival to the breeding grounds can be affected by weather on the migration routes and breeding sites at arrival. Timing of breeding can be affected by arrival dates but also by local weather conditions during the pre-breeding period. Because long-distance migrants...