Vagrant birds ashore at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean, from 1987 to 2009

Vagrant birds recorded ashore at Marion Island and Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2009 are documented. In total, 101 observations (including multiple sightings of potentially the same individual) of 29 species were made. Palaearctic and Holarctic migrants (17 species), African species (n = 6) and...

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Published in:African Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: Oosthuizen, Wessel Christiaan, Dyer, D.M., De Bruyn, P.J. Nico
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: NISC 2009
Subjects:
Avian
Marion Island
Palaearctic migrants
Sub-Antarctic
Vagrant
Birds > Prince Edward Island
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Austral
Indian
Antarc*
Arenaria interpres
Prince Edward Islands
Prince Edward Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14468
https://doi.org/10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.3.18.1006
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Summary:Vagrant birds recorded ashore at Marion Island and Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2009 are documented. In total, 101 observations (including multiple sightings of potentially the same individual) of 29 species were made. Palaearctic and Holarctic migrants (17 species), African species (n = 6) and pelagic species with a predominantly Southern Ocean distribution (n = 6) were observed. The number of observations peaked during the austral autumn, which corresponded to both the northward migration of Palaearctic species and maximum observer effort. Ruddy turnstones Arenaria interpres, barn swallows Hirundo rustica, common house-martins Delichon urbicum and cattle egrets Bubulcus ibis were most frequently observed; ruddy turnstones and common house-martins apparently increasing in occurrence over the past two decades.

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