Bird Study, Volume 59, Issue 3 (2012)

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Drivers of low breeding success in the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor in England: testing hypotheses for the decline
Elisabeth C. Charman, Ken W. Smith, Ian A. Dillon, Steve Dodd, Derek J. Gruar, Andrew Cristinacce, Phil V. Grice & Richard D. Gregory
Pages: 255-265
Published online: 24 Feb 2012
AbstractforDrivers of low breeding success in the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor in England: testing hypotheses for the decline | Full Text | References | PDF (257.9 KB)
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Movements of wintering diving ducks: new insights from nasal saddled individuals
Marie-Lucile Gourlay-Larour, Vincent Schricke, Christophe Sorin, Monique L'Hostis & Alain Caizergues
Pages: 266-278
Published online: 14 Jun 2012
AbstractforMovements of wintering diving ducks: new insights from nasal saddled individuals | Full Text | References | PDF (428.1 KB)
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The effects of habitat and spatial features of wetland fragments on the abundance of two rallid species with different degrees of habitat specialization
Mattia Brambilla, Franco Rizzolli & Paolo Pedrini
Pages: 279-285
Published online: 28 Feb 2012
AbstractforThe effects of habitat and spatial features of wetland fragments on the abundance of two rallid species with different degrees of habitat specialization | Full Text | References | PDF (155.4 KB)
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Mortality of Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix nests in Welsh Oakwoods: predation rates and the identification of nest predators using miniature nest cameras
John W. Mallord, Christopher J. Orsman, Andrew Cristinacce, Nigel Butcher, Tim J. Stowe & Elisabeth C. Charman
Pages: 286-295
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
AbstractforMortality of Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix nests in Welsh Oakwoods: predation rates and the identification of nest predators using miniature nest cameras | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Song characteristics vary clinally across an active colonization zone in Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea
Patrick James Ciaran White
Pages: 296-302
Published online: 28 Mar 2012
AbstractforSong characteristics vary clinally across an active colonization zone in Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea | Full Text | References | PDF (216 KB)
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Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia breeding habitat in Britain
Gillian Gilbert
Pages: 303-314
Published online: 02 Apr 2012
AbstractforGrasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia breeding habitat in Britain | Full Text | References | PDF (324.7 KB)
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Sparse vegetation predicts clutch size in Common Redstarts Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Nicolas Martinez
Pages: 315-319
Published online: 21 Mar 2012
AbstractforSparse vegetation predicts clutch size in Common Redstarts Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Full Text | References | PDF (139.6 KB)
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Grey Partridges Perdix perdix in France in 2008: distribution, abundance, and population change
Elisabeth Bro & Aurore Crosnier
Pages: 320-326
Published online: 05 Apr 2012
AbstractforGrey Partridges Perdix perdix in France in 2008: distribution, abundance, and population change | Full Text | References | PDF (376.2 KB)
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The importance of key marginal habitat features for birds in farmland: an assessment of habitat preferences of Red-backed Shrikes Lanius collurio in the Italian Alps
Francesco Ceresa, Giuseppe Bogliani, Paolo Pedrini & Mattia Brambilla
Pages: 327-334
Published online: 02 Apr 2012
AbstractforThe importance of key marginal habitat features for birds in farmland: an assessment of habitat preferences of Red-backed Shrikes Lanius collurio in the Italian Alps | Full Text | References | PDF (162.1 KB)
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The history of eagles in Britain and Ireland: an ecological review of placename and documentary evidence from the last 1500 years
Richard J. Evans, Lorcán O'Toole & D. Philip Whitfield
Pages: 335-349
Published online: 08 May 2012
AbstractforThe history of eagles in Britain and Ireland: an ecological review of placename and documentary evidence from the last 1500 years | Full Text | References | PDF (361.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Coating plasticine eggs can eliminate the overestimation of predation on artificial ground nests
Jenő J. Purger, Kornélia Kurucz, Ádám Tóth & Péter Batáry
Pages: 350-352
Published online: 03 May 2012
AbstractforCoating plasticine eggs can eliminate the overestimation of predation on artificial ground nests | Full Text | References | PDF (118 KB)
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Evaluation of field and analytical methods for estimating the population size of burrow-nesting seabirds from playback surveys
Louise M. Soanes, Robert J. Thomas & Mark Bolton
Pages: 353-357
Published online: 18 Jun 2012
AbstractforEvaluation of field and analytical methods for estimating the population size of burrow-nesting seabirds from playback surveys | Full Text | References | PDF (145.1 KB)
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Frequency of multiple brooding in Ring Ouzels, including first documented cases of triple brooding
Innes M.W. Sim, Graham W. Rebecca & Nicholas I. Wilkinson
Pages: 358-362
Published online: 25 Jul 2012
AbstractforFrequency of multiple brooding in Ring Ouzels, including first documented cases of triple brooding | Full Text | References | PDF (128 KB)
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Diet of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) feeding chicks at two Irish colonies highlights the importance of clupeids
Lorraine S. Chivers, Mathieu G. Lundy, Kendrew Colhoun, Stephen F. Newton & Neil Reid
Pages: 363-367
Published online: 30 Jul 2012
AbstractforDiet of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) feeding chicks at two Irish colonies highlights the importance of clupeids | Full Text | References | PDF (123.4 KB)
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The importance of micro-habitat in the breeding of Barn Owls Tyto alba
Motti Charter, Yossi Leshem, Kobi Meyrom, Ori Peleg & Alexandre Roulin
Pages: 368-371
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
AbstractforThe importance of micro-habitat in the breeding of Barn Owls Tyto alba | Full Text | References | PDF (151.2 KB)
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Nest location affects chick growth rates in Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida
Piotr Minias, Bartosz Lesner & Tomasz Janiszewski
Pages: 372-375
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
AbstractforNest location affects chick growth rates in Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida | Full Text | References | PDF (144.3 KB)
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Tree-stand age preferences of breeding Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca in a forest in Central Poland
Tomasz Brauze
Pages: 376-379
Published online: 02 Mar 2012
AbstractforTree-stand age preferences of breeding Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca in a forest in Central Poland | Full Text | References | PDF (113.5 KB)
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A record of breeding–moulting overlap in the Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Jiří Porkert & Miloslav Hromádko
Pages: 380-382
Published online: 24 May 2012
AbstractforA record of breeding–moulting overlap in the Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Full Text | References | PDF (157.9 KB)
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