Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland

Aevar Petersen; Sverrir Thorstensen; Ib K. Petersen; Scott W. Petrek; Kane Brides; Anna M. Calvert; Mark L. Mallory; Gregory J. Robertson; Sarah E. Gutowsky

doi:10.33265/polar.v42.8616

Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland

Aevar Petersen, Sverrir Thorstensen, Ib K. Petersen, Scott W. Petrek, Kane Brides, Anna M. Calvert, Mark L. Mallory, Gregory J. Robertson, Sarah E. Gutowsky

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The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a wader that breeds in subarctic regions from Iceland to Russia, and for which global populations are in decline. We studied snipe breeding in western Iceland between 1998 and 2020, locating nests and ringing birds annually. In 2019 and 2020, we deployed geolocators on nesting adults to estimate the timing of their annual migration and the location of overwintering areas. Birds moved principally between breeding locations in Iceland to wintering areas in Ireland, although some birds may winter farther north. We also found that apparent annual adult survival averaged 66%, but was higher in years with warmer, wetter winters. Given the similarity of our survival estimates to those from snipe elsewhere, we suggest that adult survival is unlikely a major contributor to declining populations, and other factors like habitat loss may be of more concern.

Original language	English
Article number	8616
Journal	Polar Research
Volume	42
ISSN	0800-0395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8616
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

Gallinago gallinago
geolocator
habitat loss
Ireland
NAO
wintering

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Adult survival and annual movement patterns of common snipe in Iceland

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