Synchronisation of the Autumn Mass Migration of Passerines: a Case of Robins<i>Erithacus rubecula</i>

Nowakowski, Jarosław; Remisiewicz, Magdalena; Keller, Marek; Busse, Przemysław; Rowiński, Patryk

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“…In this study, SI values were calculated to define the similarity of the migration dynamics in each year to the average dynamics for all ten years together. The level of statistical significance of the results was estimated by comparing the SI values with those obtained in a detailed study of the problem by Nowakowski et al (2005), where the same method was used. The same proce-dure could be used to compare the synchrony of migration through different areas in Italy, but available data are still too limited.…”

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The General Pattern of Seasonal Dynamics of The Autumn Migration of The Wood Pigeon Columba Palumbus in Italy

Cavina

Bucchi²,

Busse³

2018

The Ring

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Cavina E., Bucchi R. and Busse P. 2018. The general pattern of seasonal dynamics of the autumn migration of the Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus in Italy. Ring 40: 3-18. Given the scarcity of studies on the migration of the Wood Pigeon through Italy, the first systematic observations by a network of hunters, as citizen researchers, can be presented as a starting point for more in-depth analyses. Observations from the years 1998-2006 are analysed and presented in a generalized form. During this period more than 100 observation sites, covering most of Italy, were active for about 40 days every autumn. Migration over Italy was described in terms of the timing and intensity of migration. Special attention was directed to the long-term number dynamics and seasonal dynamics of the passage. The most intensive migration was observed within northern Italy, while lower intensity is visible more to the south of the peninsula. Following tendencies in numbers of observed migrants within the ten years of the study, we can find positive tendencies in most of the northern provinces, while three negative trends are visible in central Italy. The study of the seasonal pattern, in terms of the number dynamics of the passage and the frequency of pronounced peak days, strongly suggests that there are five or six waves of pigeons passing through Italy in different parts of the autumn that are quite stable between years. Every year the time of the passage includes a few peak days of migration.

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The General Pattern of Seasonal Dynamics of The Autumn Migration of The Wood Pigeon Columba Palumbus in Italy

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Busse³

2018

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“…Catch dynamics does offer a good reflection of the real intensity of daily migration dynamics (Zehnder & Karlsson 2001;Nowakowski et al 2005). The migration dynamics of the robin showed that the end of September and the beginning of October was the peak time for passing through Hungary.…”

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“…At the beginning, autumn migration of robins is oriented to more western wintering places then to the Apennine peninsula, eastern areas of the Mediterranean and lastly to the Balkans (Remisiewicz 2001;2002;Ściborska & Busse 2004;Adamska & Filar 2005;Adamska & Rosińska 2006;Meina et al 2007;Rosińska & Adamska 2007). Nowakowski et al (2005) provided some evidence for the synchronization of the autumn migration of robin.…”

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Autumn migration of robins (Erithacus rubecula) in Hungary

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Gyurácz

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Biologia

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The purpose of this study was to describe the autumn migration dynamics of juvenile (n = 3075) and adult (n = 596) robin Erithacus rubecula in Hungary. Capturing and ringing of birds took place at five bird ringing stations of Actio Hungarica between 13 August and 27 October, 2004. The number of captured juvenile and adult individuals rated to one net was the lowest in the reeds of Izsák and the highest in the woody areas of Szalonna, where adults were present at a higher proportion. The migration dynamics of the robin showed that the end of September and the beginning of October was the peak time for passing through Hungary. Based on the estimated time of the 10% of daily capture, it can be stated that juvenile birds started their migration as early as the end of August or at the beginning of September while the migration of the adults started later. The migration started earliest in Szalonna and latest in Izsák. The comparison of daily catch dynamics (based on the estimated time of 10% and 50% of daily captures) of juveniles and adults between study sites showed that similarity of daily capture was higher in the case of juveniles. The five study sites had different qualities from the point of view of the robins' habitat preference. Our results showed that the reed-bed of Izsák had only peripheral importance while the other forest and bushy study areas played a key role in resting and feeding during the migration of the robin.

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“…The migration timing of Robins did not change markedly in the last decades in autumn in Poland (Nowakowski et al 2005). The mean spring passage time has become earlier in North Europe (Sokolov et al 1998, Hüppop & Hüppop 2003, Stervander et al 2005, Tøttrup et al 2006, Valkama et al 2014).…”

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Exploratory analyses ofmigration timing andmorphometrics of the European Robin(Erithacus rubecula)

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Ornithological studies often rely on long-term bird ringing data sets as sources of information. However, basic descriptive statistics of raw data are rarely provided. In order to fill this gap, here we present the sixth item of a series of exploratory analyses of migration timing and body size measurements of the most frequent passerine species at a ringing station located in Central Hungary (1984–2017). First, we give a concise description of foreign ring recoveries of the European Robin in relation to Hungary. We then shift focus to data of 40,128 ringed and 11,231 recaptured individuals with 24,056 recaptures (several years recaptures in 313 individuals) derived from the ringing station, where birds have been trapped, handled and ringed with standardized methodology since 1984. Timing is described through annual and daily capture and recapture frequencies and their descriptive statistics. We show annual mean arrival dates within the study period and present the cumulative distributions of first captures with stopover durations. We present the distributions of wing, third primary, tail length and body mass, and the annual means of these variables. Furthermore, we show the distributions of individual fat and muscle scores, and the distributions of body mass within each fat score category.We distinguish the spring and autumn migratory periods and age groups (i.e. juveniles and adults). Our aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the analysed variables. However, we do not aim to interpret the obtained results, merely to draw attention to interesting patterns that may be worth exploring in detail. Data used here are available upon request for further analyses.

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Synchronisation of the Autumn Mass Migration of Passerines: a Case of RobinsErithacus rubecula

Cited by 15 publications

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The General Pattern of Seasonal Dynamics of The Autumn Migration of The Wood Pigeon Columba Palumbus in Italy

The General Pattern of Seasonal Dynamics of The Autumn Migration of The Wood Pigeon Columba Palumbus in Italy

Autumn migration of robins (Erithacus rubecula) in Hungary

Exploratory analyses ofmigration timing andmorphometrics of the European Robin(Erithacus rubecula)

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