Náttúrufræðingurinn

Ukioqatigiit

Náttúrufræðingurinn - 2018, Qupperneq 82

Náttúrufræðingurinn - 2018, Qupperneq 82
Náttúrufræðingurinn 162 SUMMARY Results of monitoring Common Gulls larus canus in Eyjafjörður (N-Iceland) in 2015 Common Gulls Larus canus (Fig. 1) have been monitored in the region of Eyjafjörður (N-Iceland), see Fig. 2, since 1980, and every 5th year since 1990.1,2 In 1980 the number of breed- ing pairs in Eyjafjörður was estimated 109–113. Since then the population has increased more or less steadily (Fig. 4). In 2015 the Eyjafjörður population was 622 pairs, at 68 breeding sites (Fig. 3). This is a 5,8% decline from the 660 pairs in 2010. Despite the 2015 decline 23 new nesting localities, not used in 2010, were recorded in 2015, while 37 sites used in 2010 were not occupied in 2015. As of 2015 a total of 165 Common Gull nesting sites have been registered, see appendix with all available popu- lation figures at each breeding locality. It is clear, that Common Gulls show considerable colony interchange, but this needs further study using individ- ually recognizable birds. Some decline between individual years could be due to poor breeding and pairs moving away from their breeding site. In comparison to earlier observa- tions bird numbers both declined and increased at many individual nesting locations in 2015. In most cases the rea- sons are unknown, but declines appear to be greatest in areas where man-made disturbance has been observed. The greatest increase (95%) took place at the Eyjafjarðará river delta at the head of the fjord. This could be due to bird decline at the nearby Akureyri airport where airport staff has actively reduced numbers of birds.6 At one site (Munka- þverá) where a serious decline (56%) was recorded, major gravel mining has been taken place, presumably prevent- ing the birds from nesting. Similarly, gravel mining took place at another site (Laufáshólmar in the Fnjóská river delta), where even proportionally greater decline occurred (67%). In the discussion, the Eyjafjörður region is compared to the rest of the country. A complete national census has not been carried out since 1980–81.1 However, it is known that since then Common Gulls have colonized many new sites in lowland Iceland, although still only few pairs nest on the North- west Peninsula and the southern low- lands. Using known counts an estimated 250 pairs bred in 2015 elsewhere in Ice- land than Eyjafjörður, with the national population estimated ca 880 pairs. In year 2000 the Eyjafjörður region held ca 70% of the Icelandic Common Gull population. Similar proportion of breeders was present in 2015, and the monitoring results still reliably indicate the changes in the Icelandic population. 1. Ævar Petersen & Sverrir Thorstensen 2004. Vöktun stormmáfsstofnsins í Eyjafirði 1980–2000. Náttúrufræðingurinn 72(3–4). 144–154. 2. Sverrir Thorstensen & Ævar Petersen 2013. Enn fjölgar stormmáfum í Eyjafirði. Náttúrufræðingurinn 83(3–4). 159–166. 3. Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson & Sverrir Thorstensen 2014. Fuglalíf í Hrísey á Eyjafirði (Talning sumarið 2014 með samanburði við talningar 1994 og 2004). Skýrsla unnin fyrir umhverfisnefnd Akureyrar. 63 bls. 4. Sverrir Thorstensen & Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson 2013. Fuglalíf Krossanesborga sumarið 2013. (Könnun gerð að beiðni Umhverfisnefndar Akureyrar). Akureyri. 33 bls. 5. Auglýsing um friðlýsingu Krossanesborga á Akureyri sem fólkvangs. Stjórnar- tíðindi B. Nr. 162. 27. janúar 2005. 6. Sverrir Thorstensen, Ævar Petersen, Þórey Ketilsdóttir & Snævarr Örn Georgs- son 2011. Fuglalíf í óshólmum Eyjafjarðarár: Könnun 2010 með samanburði við fyrri ár. Unnið fyrir umhverfisnefnd Akureyrar. NÍ 11003. 79 bls. 7. Kristbjörn Egilsson, Halldór G. Pétursson, Guðmundur Guðjónsson, Guð- mundur A. Guðmundsson, Starri Heiðmarsson & Regína Hreinsdóttir 2004. Náttúrufar í nágrenni fyrirhugaðs iðnaðarsvæðis við Héðinsvík. Nátt- úrufræðistofnun Íslands NÍ04001. 56 bls. + kort. 8. Aðalsteinn Ö. Snæþórsson tölvubréf 22.04.2008. 9. Þorkell L. Þórarinsson, Aðalsteinn Ö. Snæþórsson, Böðvar Þórisson, Guðmundur A. Guðmundsson, Halldór W. Stefánsson, Kristinn H. Skarphéðinsson & Yann Kolbeinsson 2013. Fuglar á Austursandi við Öxarfjörð. Bliki 32. 59–66. 10. Regína Hreinsdóttir, Guðmundur A. Guðmundsson, Kristbjörn Egilsson & Guðmundur Guðjónsson 2006. Gróður og fuglalíf á rannsóknasvæði fyrirhugaðrar vega- og brúargerðar við Hornafjarðarfljót. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands NÍ0 6015. 66 bls. + kort. Eyþór Ingi Jónsson, Snævarr Örn Georgsson og Þorlákur Snær Helga- son aðstoðuðu við talningar. Eyþór Ingi Jónsson tók 1. mynd. Lovísa Ásbjörnsdóttir, Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands, vann kortin. Aðstoð þeirra er kærlega þökkuð. ÞAKKIR HEIMILDIR Sverrir Thorstensen Lönguhlíð 9a IS-603 Akureyri sth@akmennt.is Sverrir Thorstensen (f. 1949) lauk kennaraprófi 1970. Hann var kennari og skólastjóri í Stórutjarnaskóla í Ljósavatnsskarði og síðan kennari í Glerárskóla á Akur- eyri en er nú á eftirlaunum. Sverrir hefur stundað fugla- merkingar frá árinu 1979 og tekið þátt í margvíslegum rannsóknum á fuglum. Ævar Petersen (f. 1948) lauk BSc-Honours-prófi í dýrafræði frá Aberdeen-háskóla í Skotlandi 1973 og doktorsprófi í fuglafræði frá Oxfordháskóla á Englandi 1981. Ævar er nú á eftirlaunum. UM HÖFUNDA PÓST- OG NETFÖNG HÖFUNDA / AUTHORS' ADDRESSES Ævar Petersen Brautarlandi 2 IS-108 Reykjavík aevar@nett.is
Qupperneq 1
Qupperneq 2
Qupperneq 3
Qupperneq 4
Qupperneq 5
Qupperneq 6
Qupperneq 7
Qupperneq 8
Qupperneq 9
Qupperneq 10
Qupperneq 11
Qupperneq 12
Qupperneq 13
Qupperneq 14
Qupperneq 15
Qupperneq 16
Qupperneq 17
Qupperneq 18
Qupperneq 19
Qupperneq 20
Qupperneq 21
Qupperneq 22
Qupperneq 23
Qupperneq 24
Qupperneq 25
Qupperneq 26
Qupperneq 27
Qupperneq 28
Qupperneq 29
Qupperneq 30
Qupperneq 31
Qupperneq 32
Qupperneq 33
Qupperneq 34
Qupperneq 35
Qupperneq 36
Qupperneq 37
Qupperneq 38
Qupperneq 39
Qupperneq 40
Qupperneq 41
Qupperneq 42
Qupperneq 43
Qupperneq 44
Qupperneq 45
Qupperneq 46
Qupperneq 47
Qupperneq 48
Qupperneq 49
Qupperneq 50
Qupperneq 51
Qupperneq 52
Qupperneq 53
Qupperneq 54
Qupperneq 55
Qupperneq 56
Qupperneq 57
Qupperneq 58
Qupperneq 59
Qupperneq 60
Qupperneq 61
Qupperneq 62
Qupperneq 63
Qupperneq 64
Qupperneq 65
Qupperneq 66
Qupperneq 67
Qupperneq 68
Qupperneq 69
Qupperneq 70
Qupperneq 71
Qupperneq 72
Qupperneq 73
Qupperneq 74
Qupperneq 75
Qupperneq 76
Qupperneq 77
Qupperneq 78
Qupperneq 79
Qupperneq 80
Qupperneq 81
Qupperneq 82
Qupperneq 83
Qupperneq 84
Qupperneq 85
Qupperneq 86
Qupperneq 87
Qupperneq 88
Qupperneq 89
Qupperneq 90
Qupperneq 91
Qupperneq 92
Qupperneq 93
Qupperneq 94
Qupperneq 95
Qupperneq 96
Qupperneq 97
Qupperneq 98
Qupperneq 99
Qupperneq 100
Qupperneq 101
Qupperneq 102
Qupperneq 103
Qupperneq 104

x

Náttúrufræðingurinn

Direct Links

Hvis du vil linke til denne avis/magasin, skal du bruge disse links:

Link til denne avis/magasin: Náttúrufræðingurinn
https://timarit.is/publication/337

Link til dette eksemplar:

Link til denne side:

Link til denne artikel:

Venligst ikke link direkte til billeder eller PDfs på Timarit.is, da sådanne webadresser kan ændres uden advarsel. Brug venligst de angivne webadresser for at linke til sitet.