Redshanks in the Western Isles of Scotland

Buxton, Nigel E.

doi:10.1080/03078698.1988.9673938

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“…Geolocator tracking requires the recapture of tagged birds for data recovery and processing 52 , 53 . Therefore, we chose to study Common Redshanks that are relatively faithful to the same non-breeding sites 54 , 55 . A total of 99 geolocators (model: Intigeo-C65, Migrate Technology Ltd., UK), each weighing 1 g, were deployed on Common Redshanks (97 adults, 2 first-year birds) between 24 October 2014 and 5 March 2015.…”

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Shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia demonstrate trans-Himalayan flights

Davison

Lisovski

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Many birds wintering in the Indian subcontinent fly across the Himalayas during migration, including Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus), Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo) and Ruddy Shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea). However, little is known about whether shorebirds migrate across the Himalayas from wintering grounds beyond the Indian subcontinent. Using geolocators and satellite tracking devices, we demonstrate for the first time that Common Redshanks (Tringa totanus) and Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) wintering in Singapore can directly fly over the Himalayas to reach breeding grounds in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and north-central Russia respectively. The results also show that migratory shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia can use both the Central Asian Flyway and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. For Redshanks, westerly-breeding birds crossed the Himalayas while more easterly breeders on the Plateau migrated east of the Himalayas. For Whimbrels, an individual that crossed the Himalayas was probably from a breeding population that was different from the others that migrated along the coast up the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. The minimum required altitude of routes of trans-Himalayan Redshanks were no higher on average than those of eastern migrants, but geolocator temperature data indicate that birds departing Singapore flew at high elevations even when not required to by topography, suggesting that the Himalayan mountain range may be less of a barrier than assumed.

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Shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia demonstrate trans-Himalayan flights

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Lisovski

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Report on Bird Ringing for Britain and Ireland for 1988

Mead

Clark

1989

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This is the 52nd annual report of the British Trust for Ornithology's Ringing Scheme. During 1988 more birds were ringed than in any previous year and the number of reported recoveries was also at a high level. The report provides an annual summary of the activities of the scheme, including tabular material and details of some of the more unusual recoveries reported during the year. Some of the main factors which have influenced these results are also outlined.

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Redshanks in the Western Isles of Scotland

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Shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia demonstrate trans-Himalayan flights

Shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia demonstrate trans-Himalayan flights

Report on Bird Ringing for Britain and Ireland for 1988

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