Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in Iceland
- Þórisson, Böðvar
- Méndez, Verónica
- Alves, José
- Gill, Jennifer A.
- Skarphéðinsson, Kristinn H
- Auhauge, Svenja N. V.
- Vignisson, Sölvi R.
- Benediktsson, Guðmundur O.
- Brynjólfsson, Brynjúlfur
- Gallo, Cristian
- Sturlaugsdóttir, Hafdís
- Leifsson, Páll
- Gunnarsson, Tómas Grétar
Publication date
August 2018
DOI Publisher
Informa UK Limited ISSN
0006-3657Abstract
The first ever survey of Oystercatchers wintering in Iceland found around 11 000 individuals. This is an estimated 30% of the Icelandic population, including juveniles, suggesting that approximately 26 000 Icelandic Oystercatchers migrate to western Europe in the autumn. More Oystercatchers winter in Iceland than at similar latitudes elsewhere in Europe, which may reflect the remoteness and milder winter temperatures on this oceanic island
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