The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between certain meteorological variables and Blackap (Sylvia atricapilla) populations and productivity at a western (Tömörd) and a north-eastern Hungarian (Szalonna) bird ringing station. For the evaluation, CES ringing data for the period 2004-2016 was used. According our results, Blackcap productivity was mainly affected by the minimum temperature of April, beginning of the breeding season. Thus, in case of colder periods, number of successfully fledged young birds decreased significantly. Occasionally, increased capture number of adult breeding Blackaps matched with lower productivity, indicating abundance-determined population regulation.
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