abo’s bird ringing newsletter vol 5
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Brief annual report of the bird ringing at the Antikythira Bird ObservatoryTRANSCRIPT
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ANTIKYTHIRA BIRD
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Hellenic Ornithological [email protected]
January 2013, Vol.5
Antikythira (35°51'N, 23°18'E), is located between the islands of Kythira and western Crete. Due to its position it is the first land after crossing the Mediterranean Sea during spring, and the last land before the sea during autumn. The need of the establishment of a Bird Observatory was conceived in the mid-90s. Nowadays the ringing activities on Antikythira are constant every spring (end of March to end of May) and autumn (from the beginning of Septeber to the beginning of October) and is implemented by the Hellenic Ornithological Society under the supervision of the Hellenic Bird Ringing Center. Up to now more than birds of 120 species have been ringed on the island. This is the fourth volume of ABO's Annual Newsletter that along with the Antikythira Bird Observatory's (ABO) home page ( ), ABO's blog (http://blogs.ornithologiki.gr/osa/) and ABO’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Antikythira-Bird-Observatory-ABO/178024738901614) aims to increase public awareness on bird migration .
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Brief History of bird ringing on Antikythira
Spring season of 2012
In total 3581 birds of 58 species were ringed during the spring season. Details about the species and numbers of birds ringed can been seen in Table 1. As can been seen from the phenology of the birds trapped (Fig. 1) the days with the maximum migration flow were between the last days of April and the first days of May first days of May.
Fig 1. Phenology of spring migration
Brief history of bird ringing on Antikythira Autumn season of 2012
In total 475 birds of 39 species were ringed during the autumn season. Details about the species and numbers of birds ringed are shown in Table 1. As can been seen from the phenology of the birds trapped (Fig. 2) t
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Fig 2. Phenology of autumn migration.
Recoveries
In total three birds were trapped with a foreign ring at ABO this year and all of them during spring season. The first birds was Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus with an Finish ring, a Garden Warbler Sylvia borin with Italian ring and a Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus with a ring of unknown origin. Up to now, we have no further information about the above birds.
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Highlights of the seasons
During this year two new species were added to ABO's ringing list. The most significant of all was a Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta, being the second record for Greece, while the second new species was the Spotted Crake Porzana porzana. Furthermore as almost every year we ringed, an Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and a Bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Another pleasant surprise was the three Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes during the autumn period.
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Table 1.Species and number of birds ringed during 2012.
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Accipiter brevipes Hippolais icterina
Levant Sparrowhawk Icterine Warbler
Accipiter nisus Hippolais olivetorum
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Olive-tree Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus Hippolais pallida
Great Reed Warbler Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris Hippolais polyglotta
Marsh Warbler Melodious Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Hirundo rustica
Sedge Warbler Barn Swallow
Acrocephalus scirpaceus Jynx torquilla
European Reed Warbler Eurasian Wryneck
Anthus campestris Lanius collurio
Tawny Pipit Red-backed Shrike
Anthus trivialis Lanius senator
Tree Pipit Woodchat Shrike
Caprimulgus europaeus Luscinia megarhynchos
European Nightjar Common Nightingale
Carduelis chloris Merops apiaster
European Greenfinch European Bee-eater
Cettia cetti Motacilla flava
Cetti's Warbler Yellow Wagtail
Circus aeruginosus Muscicapa striata
Western Marsh Harrier Spotted Flycatcher
Coccothraustes coccothraustes Oenanthe hispanica
Hawfinch Black-eared Wheatear
Delichon urbicum Oenanthe oenanthe
Common House Martin Northern Wheatear
Emberiza calandra Oriolus oriolus
Corn Bunting Eurasian Golden Oriole
Emberiza hortulana Otus scops
Ortolan Bunting European Scops Owl
Emberiza melanocephala Passer hispaniolensis
Black-headed Bunting Spanish Sparrow
Erithacus rubecula Phoenicurus ochruros
European Robin Black Redstart
Falco tinnunculus Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Kestrel Common Redstart
Ficedula albicollis Phylloscopus collybita
Collared Flycatcher Common Chiffchaff
Ficedula hypoleuca Phylloscopus orientalis
Pied Flycatcher Balkan Warbler
Ficedula semitorquata Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Semi-collared Flycatcher Wood Warbler
Fringilla coelebs Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chaffinch Willow Warbler
162 61
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1
68
210
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1
46
5
49
2
1
10
4
1
1
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106
19
76 64
18
10
119
64
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275
120
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140
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Table 1.Species and number of birds ringed during 2011 (Continuation).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank e for being the head ringer during the Autumn season Arandi Vollari, Aron Edman, Aron Roßmanith, Beatriz Carcamo, Dionissia Geka, Emma Browne, Frida Johnsson, Grigina Daskalova, Juan Conde, Marta Vega, Melanie Neecke, Peter Shurulinkov, Sirmo Stamatopoulou, Victoria Saravia, Jean Delannoy, Anastasios Xeidakis, Joao Teixeira, Lena Soumpasis,Torben Langer and Vasiliki Doulou for their precious help as volunteers.
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Porzana porzana Sylvia curruca
Spotted Crake Lesser Whitethroat
Riparia riparia Sylvia rueppelli
Sand Martin Rüppell's Warbler
Saxicola rubetra Sylvia melanocephala
Whinchat Sardinian Warbler
Saxicola torquatus Troglodytes troglodytes
Common Stonechat Winter Wren
Serinus serinus Turdus merula
European Serin Common Blackbird
Streptopelia turtur Turdus philomelos
European Turtle Dove Song Thrush
Sylvia atricapilla Turdus pilaris
Blackcap Fieldfare
Sylvia borin Tyto alba
Garden Warbler Barn Owl
Sylvia cantillans Upupa epops
Subalpine Warbler Eurasian Hoopoe
Sylvia communis
Common Whitethroat
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