The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden.
The regional distribution and timing of spring passage of the Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica in Sweden is reported (160,300 observed birds in 1976-1995). Birds were observed in most provinces, with the highest concentrations in southernmost Sweden. Timing of passage was bimodal, with distinct pe...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:502dcc84-5af0-4c8a-85cf-9a2ef841aad0 2023-05-15T15:05:21+02:00 The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. Green, Martin Blomqvist, S Lindström, Åke 2003 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/149929 eng eng Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/149929 scopus:0038783582 Ornis Svecica; 13(1), pp 1-15 (2003) ISSN: 1102-6812 Ecology contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2003 ftulundlup 2023-02-01T23:27:17Z The regional distribution and timing of spring passage of the Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica in Sweden is reported (160,300 observed birds in 1976-1995). Birds were observed in most provinces, with the highest concentrations in southernmost Sweden. Timing of passage was bimodal, with distinct peaks in the middle and end of May, suggesting that two separate populations are passing. The peak in mid-May probably refers to the European population wintering in north-western Europe and bound for breeding areas in Scandinavia, Finland and westernmost Russia. The later peak most likely represents the Afro- Siberian population, on passage from West Africa to northern Siberia. The European birds were recorded over most of Sweden, whereas the Afro-Siberian birds were concentrated to the southern part. More European than Afro-Siberian birds were seen, even though the European population is considerably smaller. Presumably, a higher proportion of European than of Afro-Siberian birds stops in southern Sweden. The time pattern of Bar-tailed Godwit migration is compared with the passage of other arctic migrants previously reported. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Siberia Lund University Publications (LUP) Arctic |
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Ecology Green, Martin Blomqvist, S Lindström, Åke The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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The regional distribution and timing of spring passage of the Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica in Sweden is reported (160,300 observed birds in 1976-1995). Birds were observed in most provinces, with the highest concentrations in southernmost Sweden. Timing of passage was bimodal, with distinct peaks in the middle and end of May, suggesting that two separate populations are passing. The peak in mid-May probably refers to the European population wintering in north-western Europe and bound for breeding areas in Scandinavia, Finland and westernmost Russia. The later peak most likely represents the Afro- Siberian population, on passage from West Africa to northern Siberia. The European birds were recorded over most of Sweden, whereas the Afro-Siberian birds were concentrated to the southern part. More European than Afro-Siberian birds were seen, even though the European population is considerably smaller. Presumably, a higher proportion of European than of Afro-Siberian birds stops in southern Sweden. The time pattern of Bar-tailed Godwit migration is compared with the passage of other arctic migrants previously reported. |
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Green, Martin Blomqvist, S Lindström, Åke |
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Green, Martin Blomqvist, S Lindström, Åke |
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Green, Martin |
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The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden. |
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spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit limosa lapponica populations in sweden. |
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Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening |
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2003 |
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Arctic Siberia |
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Ornis Svecica; 13(1), pp 1-15 (2003) ISSN: 1102-6812 |
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/149929 scopus:0038783582 |
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