Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland

The first ever survey of Oystercatchers wintering in Iceland found around 11 000 individuals. This is an estimated 30% of the Icelandic population, including juveniles, suggesting that approximately 26 000 Icelandic Oystercatchers migrate to western Europe in the autumn. More Oystercatchers winter i...

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Published in:Bird Study
Main Authors: Þórisson, Böðvar, Méndez, Verónica, Alves, José, Gill, Jennifer A., Skarphéðinsson, Kristinn H, Auhauge, Svenja N. V., Vignisson, Sölvi R., Benediktsson, Guðmundur O., Brynjólfsson, Brynjúlfur, Gallo, Cristian, Sturlaugsdóttir, Hafdís, Leifsson, Páll, Gunnarsson, Tómas Grétar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Iceland
Online Access:https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67426/
https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67426/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1478797
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Summary:The first ever survey of Oystercatchers wintering in Iceland found around 11 000 individuals. This is an estimated 30% of the Icelandic population, including juveniles, suggesting that approximately 26 000 Icelandic Oystercatchers migrate to western Europe in the autumn. More Oystercatchers winter in Iceland than at similar latitudes elsewhere in Europe, which may reflect the remoteness and milder winter temperatures on this oceanic island.

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