Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)

During a 1938 visit to what was Petsamo in northern Finland (today Pechenga, north-west Russia), Richard Meinertzhagen claimed to have observed several individuals of Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri, a species that had previously been observed just once in Europe, in northern Norway in 1933. Due...

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Published in:Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club
Main Author: Pihlström, Henry
Other Authors: Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Biosciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2021
Subjects:
1181 Ecology
evolutionary biology
Norway
Pechenga
North-West Russia
Northern Finland
Northern Norway
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337440
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spelling ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/337440 2024-01-07T09:45:24+01:00 Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia) Pihlström, Henry Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme Biosciences 2021-12-14T08:25:00Z 3 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337440 eng eng BioOne 10.25226/bboc.v141i4.2021.a7 Pihlström , H 2021 , ' Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia) ' , Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club , vol. 141 , no. 4 , pp. 443-445 . https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v141i4.2021.a7 1474920b-4970-4f84-b5dc-850be3bd5336 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337440 cc_by_nc openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Article publishedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v141i4.2021.a7 2023-12-14T00:02:49Z During a 1938 visit to what was Petsamo in northern Finland (today Pechenga, north-west Russia), Richard Meinertzhagen claimed to have observed several individuals of Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri, a species that had previously been observed just once in Europe, in northern Norway in 1933. Due to the insufficient documentation, and inconsistencies regarding the number of birds seen, it is recommended that this sight record be treated henceforth with suspicion. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper North-West Russia Northern Finland Northern Norway HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Norway Pechenga ENVELOPE(30.989,30.989,69.401,69.401) Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 141 4
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Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
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evolutionary biology
description During a 1938 visit to what was Petsamo in northern Finland (today Pechenga, north-west Russia), Richard Meinertzhagen claimed to have observed several individuals of Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri, a species that had previously been observed just once in Europe, in northern Norway in 1933. Due to the insufficient documentation, and inconsistencies regarding the number of birds seen, it is recommended that this sight record be treated henceforth with suspicion. Peer reviewed
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title Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
title_short Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
title_full Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
title_fullStr Richard Meinertzhagen’s 1938 observation of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri at Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
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