Orientation of vagrant birds on the Faroe Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
(2012) In Journal of Ornithology 153(4). p.1261-1265- Abstract
Migratory birds are frequently found far outside their normal range but the phenomenon is poorly understood. We used radio telemetry to track individual migratory flights of several species of songbirds on the Faroe Islands, far west of their normal migration route. Birds with expected easterly and south-easterly migration direction departed westwards out over the Atlantic Ocean, indicating that these birds are actively flying in the "wrong" direction and that their occurrence is not caused by wind drift. This is in contrast to the apparently normal south-westerly to easterly departure directions in birds expected to migrate south or southwest.
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- author
- Thorup, Kasper ; Ortvad, Troels Eske ; Holland, Richard A. ; Rabøl, Jørgen ; Kristensen, Mikkel Willemoes LU and Wikelski, Martin
- publishing date
- 2012-10
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Migration, Orientation and navigation, Songbirds, Vagrancy
- in
- Journal of Ornithology
- volume
- 153
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 5 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84866469382
- ISSN
- 2193-7192
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10336-012-0883-6
- language
- English
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- d39f614e-a392-4c2c-b309-db4bffb79be8
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