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Náttúrufræðingurinn - 1980, Page 67

Náttúrufræðingurinn - 1980, Page 67
in Faxaflói (Table II). Nuinbers in the Breidafjördur colonies appear to be generally stablc or may be increasing very slowly. In the innermost Breidafjördur considerable fluctuations have been noted in recent decades with several sites being occupied temporarily and then deserted. In the outer Breidafjördur, colonies are generally stable; new colonies have been established on some islets where human habitation presumably interfered with successful breeding until recently. Observed trends in numbers tend to be area-wide and not restricted to single colonies, suggesting that they are caused by changes in food- supply rather than human disturbance (presumably important locally). 3. Over 80% of the population of P. aristolelis were concentrated in the nw. part of Breidafjördur with about 40% (2500 nests) in a group of 7 small islands, the Saudeyjar. The population in this part of the range increased rapidly in recent years. The increase was noted locally in the 1950s but presumably started earlier. The population is thought to be increasing at a rate of 7—11% per year. In the se. part of Breidafjördur some decreases have been noted, including the disappearance of a colony at Vadstakksey, said to contain 1200 nests in 1908, and a more recent reduction in a major colony at Hafnareyjar. Numbers of P. aristotelis in the Breidafjördur islands may well have been reduced almost to extinction by human exploitation of breeding adults in. past centuries. If so, the present increase would be viewed simply as a return to former levels of abundance of a population freed from this mortality factor. The recent decline in anolher part of the Breidafjördur bay suggests, however, that the exploitation hypothesis by itself may be too simplistic and that changes in food abundance may be involved. VIÐAUKI Alhugasemdir um skarfabyggðir viö Faxaflóa og Breiðafjörð. Belgsholtshólmi, Melasveit, 64 27 N 22 02 V. Allhátt, stórgrýtt og gróðurlítið klappa- sker. Dilaskarfsvarp á sunnanverðu skerinu, landmegin, 7 hreiður 1975. Auk jtess um 20 svartbakar og um 20 fýlar á hreiðrum. — I júní 1968 voru fáeinir tugir dílaskarfshreiðra i hólmanum (Jón Baldur Sigurðsson). Vorin 1973 og 1974 sáust engin skarfshreiður á jtessum stað, í júní 1976 voru jjau 25 og ! júní 1977 42. Elliðaey við Knarrarnes, 64 30 N 22 19 V. Nokkrir gróðurlausir og gróðurlitlir klettar sem tengjast saman um fjöru. Dílaskarfsvarp á 4—5 klettum, misdreift milli ára. Alls 146 hreiður 1975. I Elliðaey er stærsta ritubyggð við innanverðan Faxaflóa, unt 2800 hreiður 1977 og auk þess um 760 hreiður í Knarrar- neshiifða, skammt norðan Elliðaeyjar. — Dílaskarfsvarpið er iíklega gamalt. R.H. (dagbók 6. 9. 1905) hefur eftir Ásgeiri Bjarnasyni ! Knarrarnesi að dílaskarfur verpi þar á ystu skerjum (sem gæti átt við Elliðaey). Einnig segir hann að toppskarfur verpi á skerjum þarna. — 13. 5. 1951 voru um 160 dílaskarfshreiður i Elliðaey (F.G.). I jún! 1976 voru 129 hreiður þar og 1977 voru þau 119. — Tvö dílaskarfsvörp við Álftanes hafa horfið einhvern tima á milli 1951 og 1973. Vörpin voru i Lundhólma og Skorreyj- um (7 km suðaustur frá Elliðaey). F.G. taldi 81 dilaskarfshreiður i Lundhólma 1951 og haföi spurnir af varpi í Skorreyjum. Klofningur við Akra, 64 37 N 22 24 V. Margklofið, víðast þverhnipt klappaskcr, 12 m hátt, fremur gróðurlitið. Dilaskarfsvarp, alls 47 hreiður 1975. Allmikið rituvarp og sennilega fáein toppskarfshreiður með brúnum. Aðrir varpfuglar: fýll, svartbakur, lundi. — 6. 6. 1955 voru urn 140 dilaskarfs- hreiður og 80 toppskarfshreiður i Klofningi. Hóþey, Hvalseyjum, 64 38 N 22 31 V. Flatt, lágt, stórgrýtt og sendið sker með tals- verðum gróðri. 27 dilaskarfshreiður 1975, auk jjess 6—10 svartbakshreiður, allt að 30 fýlshreiður og nokkurt æðarvarp. Skarfasker, Hvalseyjum, um 1 km norður af Hópey. Gróðurlaust og mjög óslétt klappa- sker. 1975 voru þarna41 dílaskarfshreiður, 1 svartbakshreiður og 1 fýlspar. Skarfasker við Hítarnes, 64 41 N 22 25 V. Allháar, klofnar klappir, gróðurlausar. Um 145 10
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