Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 2 abstract La Mouette melanocephale Larus melanocephalus connait un spectaculaire essor numerique etgeographique en Europe de l’Ouest depuis la moitie du siecle dernier. Initialement confinee aux rivesukrainiennes de la mer Noire, son aire de reproduction s’est rapidement etendue vers le nord-ouest Francois BOUZENDORF, LE PASSER, 108 vol. 42 n […]
Category: Charadriiformes
OFFSHORE FORAGING OF MEDITERRANEAN GULLS LARUS MELANOCEPHALUS IN PORTUGAL DURING THE WINTER
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 1 abstract Offshore foraging of Mediterranean Gulls Larus melanocephalus inPortugal during the winter. Atlantic Seabirds 5(1): 1-12. Movements and behaviour ofMediterranean Gulls Larus melanocephalus were observed along the Atlantic coast of centralPortugal in December 2001. MARTIN POOT, Atlantic Seabirds 5(1), 2003 Download article download full text (pdf)
NUMBERS, BEHAVIOUR AND ORIGIN OF MEDITERRANEAN GULLS LARUS MELANOCEPHALUS WINTERING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF SOUTHERN PORTUGAL
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 3 abstract Several thousands of Mediterranean Gulls Larus melanocephalus were observedin the winters of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 at two sites of the West coast of Southern Portugal.Along the Lisbon coast (Guincho-Cascais-Estoril-Parede, west of Lisbon) a maximum of 6,000birds was observed MARTIN POOT & RENAUD FLAMANT, Airo 16: 13-22 (2006) […]
Expansion of the Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalusin Poland
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 6 abstract Since 1981, when the first breeding pair of Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus was recorded in Poland, the population of this gull has increased considerably. Its population size was stable until 1997, not exceeding ten pairs annually Monika Zielinska et al, J Ornithol (2007) 148:543-548 Download article download […]
Colour-ringed Mediterranean Gulls at Folkestone 1998-2002
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 5 abstract The Diet of Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Chicks at Fledging Vassilis Goutner, Journal fur Ornithologie 135, 1994 Download article download full text (pdf)
PCBs and organochlorine pesticide residues in eggs of threatened colonial charadriiform species (Aves, Charadriiformes) from wetlands of international importance in northeastern Greece
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Science Article 4 abstract The levels of eight PCB congeners (IUPAC 8, 20, 28, 52, 101, 118, 138 and 180) and 13 organochlorine pesticides (a-HCH, b-HCH, Lindane, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, 2,4′-DDT, 2,4′-DDD, 4,4′-DDT 4,4′-DDD and 4,4′-DDE) were measured in eggs of Mediterranean gulls Vassilis Goutner et al, Belg. […]
The Banc d’Arguin Mauritania as a meeting point for Avocets during spring migration.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Science Article 1 abstract About 35% of the W. European population of the Avocet winters south of the Sahara. At least 4% of these birds utilize the Banc d’Arguin as a stopover site for some hours. It is proposed that the area functions as a ‘meeting point’ where Avocets merge into […]
The Banc d’Arguin Mauritania as a meeting point for Avocets during spring migration.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Science Article 1 abstract About 35% of the W. European population of the Avocet winters south of the Sahara. At least 4% of these birds utilize the Banc d’Arguin as a stopover site for some hours. It is proposed that the area functions as a ‘meeting point’ where Avocets merge into […]
Intraspecific variation in length of incubation period of Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Science Article 2 abstract This paper investigates factors influencing the intraspecific variability of incubation periods in Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta. The length of the incubation period of 278 clutches ranged from 19 to 34 days with an average of 23.1 days. Incubation period was influenced by clutch size. There was a seasonal […]
Intraspecific variation in length of incubation period of Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Science Article 2 abstract This paper investigates factors influencing the intraspecific variability of incubation periods in Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta. The length of the incubation period of 278 clutches ranged from 19 to 34 days with an average of 23.1 days. Incubation period was influenced by clutch size. There was a seasonal […]