Variation and long-term trends in the timing of breeding of different Eurasian populations of Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Porkert, Jiří; Gashkov, Sergey I.; Haikola, Juha; Huhta, Esa; Kaisanlahti‐Jokimäki, Marja‐Liisa; Kuranov, Boris D.; Latja, Raimo; Mertens, Rudolf; Numerov, Alexander; Rutila, Jarkko; Sombrutzki, Arnold; J, Zajíc; Belskii, Eugen; Jokimäki, Jukka; Järvinen, Antero

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“…Tøttrup and Thorup 60 and Tryjanowski et al 85 , found that both male and female redstarts advanced their arrival timing at a stopover site in the Baltic Sea between 1976–1997, and Maggini, et al 7 showed advanced arrival of both males and females to a stopover site in Italy between 2002–2019. In addition, Newson, et al 86 present earlier arrival of redstart to breeding grounds in the UK between 2002–2011 than in the mid-1960s, and Porkert et al 62 demonstrated advanced egg-laying dates in nine Eurasian populations of the redstart. The advanced arrival of both sexes at the breeding ground, in contrast to the trend found only in males in Israel, may be a result of females adjusting migration speed en route 5 , 67 , 87 .…”

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Limited flexibility in departure timing of migratory passerines at the East-Mediterranean flyway

Aharon‐Rotman

Perlman²,

Kiat

et al. 2021

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The rapid pace of current global warming lead to the advancement of spring migration in the majority of long-distance migratory bird species. While data on arrival timing to breeding grounds in Europe is plentiful, information from the African departure sites are scarce. Here we analysed changes in arrival timing at a stopover site in Israel and any links to Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) on the species-specific African non-breeding range in three migratory passerines between 2000–2017. Differences in wing length between early and late arriving individuals were also examined as a proxy for migration distance. We found that male redstart, but not females, advanced arrival to stopover site, but interestingly, not as a response to EVI phenology. Blackcap and barred warbler did not shift arrival timing significantly, although the arrival of blackcap was dependent on EVI. Barred warbler from the early arrival phase had longer wings, suggesting different populations. Our study further supports the existence species-specific migration decisions and inter-sexual differences, which may be triggered by both exogenous (local vegetation condition) and endogenous cues. Given rapid rate of changes in environmental conditions at higher latitudes, some migrants may experience difficulty in the race to match global changes to ensure their survival.

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“…1 ). The redstart captured in Israel is probably from breeding populations in eastern Europe and Siberia 62 , and spend the main non-breeding season in a wide range that includes sub-Sahara and the Arabian peninsula (Fig. 1 ).…”

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Limited flexibility in departure timing of migratory passerines at the East-Mediterranean flyway

Aharon‐Rotman

Perlman²,

Kiat

et al. 2021

Sci Rep

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“…Still, precise predictions of breeding site conditions from afar are difficult, especially for long-distance migrants breeding in alpine habitats where weather conditions differ considerably from lowland habitats and especially during spring green-up times. Therefore, redstarts breeding in alpine regions might adapt to annually different conditions on site by altering their breeding phenology, because spring vegetation phenology at breeding grounds are a robust predictor of clutch initiation (Bourgault et al 2009) and redstarts differ greatly in their timing of breeding with latitude (Porkert et al 2014).…”

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Timing of migration in Common Redstarts (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) in relation to the vegetation phenology at residence sites

Gersten

Hahn

2016

J Ornithol

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Timing the annual cycle according to local conditions is crucial for animals in seasonal environments, because individual resource requirements must match seasonal resource availabilities. Pre-nuptial spring migration is especially time constrained in many migratory species, and thus tight adjustments of departure and arrival times to local environmental conditions can be expected. We determined non-breeding residences of Common Redstarts, an insectivorous Palearctic-African migrant, from a central European population. Non-breeding residencies of three out of four males were located in the northern Sahel of WestAfrica; a single individual did not cross the Sahara desert, but spent the non-breeding season in Northern Africa instead. Additionally, we related local vegetation phenology and the timing of spring migration in a central and a northern European population differing largely in breeding site latitude. The arrival at and departure from the African sites was similar in birds from the central and the northern population. Departure from the non-breeding sites was not related to seasonal deterioration of vegetation. Birds from both populations arrived at their distant breeding grounds in the same time period. Since spring green-up times differed greatly, birds from the two populations encounter different phenological conditions at arrival. The missing relation between vegetation phenology and migration timing may indicate that spring migration in redstarts is triggered by other factors than vegetation development at least at the non-breeding sites. A general cue such as local photoperiod might be the candidate factor, which would also explain the small variation between the populations.

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“…Unlike elsewhere in northern Europe, the breeding time of the pied flycatcher has not delayed through time (Both and te Marvelde ) or in relation to the phenology of the environment (Laaksonen et al ). In the temperate regions of Europe, the onset of breeding for these species has been mostly tracking the climatic variation (Both and te Marvelde , Porkert et al ), except in the UK (Goodenough et al ).…”

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“…In Helgoland (North Sea;1960-2008, the mean spring passage time of the pied flycatcher has advanced by about 12 d and of the common redstart about nine days, while the great tit has delayed its passage time by about two days (Hüppop and Hüppop 2011). The timing of breeding of both the pied flycatcher and the common redstart have advanced in many, but not all, populations across Europe (the rate of change per decade varying between five days of advancement and two days of delay for the pied flycatcher, and between five days of advancement and no change for the common redstart; Both and Visser 2001, Sanz 2003, Ahola et al 2004, Both et al 2004, Porkert et al 2014. However, in the Netherlands, inability of the pied flycatcher to match its breeding with the timing of food peak has led to population declines (Both et al 2006).…”

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Arrival and onset of breeding of three passerine birds in eastern Finland tracks climatic variation and phenology of insects

Valtonen

Latja

Leinonen

et al. 2017

Journal of Avian Biology

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Anthropogenic climate change poses a challenge to the annual cycles of migratory birds. It has become urgent to understand whether migratory birds are able to advance their spring phenology when the climate is warming and whether they are able to adjust these phenological phases to the spring phenology in their breeding areas. In this work, we studied long‐term trends in first arrival and onset of breeding for three passerine birds in eastern Finland; the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, the common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and the great tit Parus major. The pied flycatcher and the common redstart are long‐distance migrants while the great tit is a partial migrant in Finland. We asked what environmental variables best explain the first arrival or onset of breeding, if there is evidence of ‘thermal delay’ (long‐term increase in the accumulated temperatures) at arrival or onset of breeding and if the interannual variation in the onset of breeding correlates with variation in spring phenology of local insects. We found that the pied flycatcher and the common redstart had advanced their first arrival (explained by increased temperatures at the migration route), but we found no long‐term change in the onset of breeding (explained by local temperatures). Also, the onset of breeding of the great tit is tracking local temperatures. We found no or only weak evidence of thermal delay at arrival or onset of breeding for any of the species. The onsets of breeding for the pied flycatcher and the great tit are also closely tracking the spring phenology of the local insects. The stable or increasing population sizes of all three species in Finland could be a result from their ability to effectively track climatic and environmental variation.

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Variation and long-term trends in the timing of breeding of different Eurasian populations of Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Cited by 8 publications

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Limited flexibility in departure timing of migratory passerines at the East-Mediterranean flyway

Limited flexibility in departure timing of migratory passerines at the East-Mediterranean flyway

Timing of migration in Common Redstarts (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) in relation to the vegetation phenology at residence sites

Arrival and onset of breeding of three passerine birds in eastern Finland tracks climatic variation and phenology of insects

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