Linkage of the king eider population in Northeast Greenland: Migration, moult and discovery of a new offshore wintering area at Spitsbergenbanken

• Main Authors: Mosbech, Anders, Johansen, Kasper Lambert, Sonne, Christian, Strøm, Hallvard
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: King Eider; migration; population linkages; Barents Sea; Bear Island; Bjørnøya; Greenland; Myggbukta; Svalbard; East Greenland; King Eider Migration; Spitsbergenbanken; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/linkage-of-the-king-eider-population-in-northeast-greenland-migration-moult-and-discovery-of-a-new-offshore-wintering-area-at-spitsbergenbanken(a4cee356-c840-4bf3-89bc-6c2a1dd097e1).html; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/86319173/pdf_Kongeederfugl_Poster_work.pdf

In late July 2009, two female king eiders were caught on the breeding grounds in Myggbukta, Northeast Greenland and equipped with satellite transmitters. Both individuals were tracked for approximately two years. The birds remained in the Myggbukta area until the onset of the autumn migration in the...