Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland

Böðvar  Þórisson; Verónica Méndez; José Alves; Jennifer A. Gill; Kristinn H Skarphéðinsson; Svenja N. V. Auhauge; Sölvi R. Vignisson; Guðmundur O. Benediktsson; Brynjúlfur  Brynjólfsson; Cristian  Gallo; Hafdís  Sturlaugsdóttir; Páll  Leifsson; Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson

doi:10.1080/00063657.2018.1478797

Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland

Böðvar Þórisson (Lead Author), Verónica Méndez, José Alves, Jennifer A. Gill, Kristinn H Skarphéðinsson, Svenja N. V. Auhauge, Sölvi R. Vignisson, Guðmundur O. Benediktsson, Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson, Cristian Gallo, Hafdís Sturlaugsdóttir, Páll Leifsson, Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-278
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bird Study
Volume	65
Issue number	2
Early online date	11 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1478797
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018

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Þórisson, B., Méndez, V., Alves, J., Gill, J. A., Skarphéðinsson, K. H., Auhauge, S. N. V., Vignisson, S. R., Benediktsson, G. O., Brynjólfsson, B., Gallo, C., Sturlaugsdóttir, H., Leifsson, P., & Gunnarsson, T. G. (2018). Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland. Bird Study, 65(2), 274-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1478797

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. / Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland. In: Bird Study. 2018 ; Vol. 65, No. 2. pp. 274-278.

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Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland

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