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Occurrence of Continental Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in northern Europe
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Svecica, Ornis Bengtsson, Daniel Fransson, Thord Røer, Jan Erik |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | A recent increase of wintering Blackcaps in Scandinavia is suspected to derive from migration from central Europe. We used ringing recoveries to determine their origin. Because Blackcaps breeding in Scandinavia have longer wings than more southern Blackcaps, we also analysed wing length data from seven Nordic bird observatories to see whether there was an influx of short-winged, probably continental Blackcaps. The results showed that Scandinavia is now a part of the Blackcap’s regular wintering range. As many as 17% of Blackcaps ringed in Sweden and found again during the same autumn were recovered north of an E–W axis. This is an outstandingly high figure compared to 0–7% in some other species. A strong significant difference in dates of ringing was discovered between “long-winged” (>73 mm) and “shortwinged” (<74 mm) Blackcaps. An influx of short-winged Blackcaps started in late September and this was more pronounced in Norway than in Sweden and Finland. It is probably these birds, not Scandinavian breeders forestalling migration, that are observed at bird tables during the winter. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://birdlife.se/wp-content/uploads/ornis_svecica/cms_20-s1_Vol%2019(1),%2041-49,%20Bengtsson.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
