Ringing & Migration VOLUME Editor James A Fowler

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1 Ringing & Migration VOLUME Editor James A Fowler Editorial Panel Franz Bairlein, Peter Ferns, Stephen Norman, David Norman and Juliet Vickery ISSN

2 Ringing & Migration List of Line Drawings in Volume 15 Page Great Tit (A. J. MACKAY)... Inside front cover Willow Warbler (M. L. CORNISH) Blackcap (R. P. FRAY) Common Tern (R. P. FRAY) Mute Swans (M. L. CORNISH) Blackcap at nest (M. L. CORNISH) Turnstone (R. P. FRAY) Redshank (R. P. FRAY) Red-throated Diver (P. SCLATER) Redstart (R. P. FRAY ) Published by BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK

3 Ringing & Migration Contents of Volume 15, 1994 Part 1 (April 1994) Page Site fidelity and annual survival of male Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus at four adjacent sites in Surrey. M. R. Lawn Dispersal and return rates of Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus in relation to age, sex and season. S. C. Norman Autumn migration and weights of Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla and Garden Warblers S. borin at an inland site in southern England. N. J. Phillips Aspects of wing moult in the Common Tern Sterna hirundo J. C. A. Craik Biometrics and primary moult of non-breeding Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in Liverpool Bay, England. M. G. Pennington, I. P. Bainbridge and P. Fearon Movements in an Irish Mute Swan Cygnus olor population. R. Collins and J. Whelan Criteria for the age determination of the Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes. L. Fornasari, F. Piannezza and M. Carabella Wing formula of a probable Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff hybrid. S. C. Norman Site-tenacity and life-time expectancy of resident and over-wintering Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in the Mediterranean. M. Cuadrado Review of Baker (1993) Identification Guide to European Non-Passerines by N. Riddiford Review of Schepers and Marteijn (1993) Coastal Waterbirds in Gabon, Winter 1992 by P. Ferns Review of Spiekman and Groen (1993) Breeding performance of arctic waders in relation to lemming densities, North-east Taimyr, Siberia, 1992 by P. Ferns Part 2 (August 1994) Suvival/return rates and juvenile dispersal in an increasing population of Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca. M. Boddy The return rate of adult male Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix to a peripheral breeding area. D. Norman Some comments on the repeatability of measurements. D. G. C. Harper The importance of the Mersey estuary for waders in the cold weather of February D. Norman and P. Coffey Observations on the occurrence of red-orange female Common Crossbills Loxia curvirostra. D. C. Jardine Body measurements and flight performance of adult and juvenile Gannets Morus bassanus S. Wanless and J. D. Okill Sex ratio of accidentally killed Long-eared Owls Asio otus in Norway. K. Overskaug and E. Kristiansen Ringing recoveries of Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata in Britain and Ireland. J. D. Okill Habitat selection by migrant Redstarts Phoenicurus phoenicurus and

4 Whinchats Saxicola rubetra in lowland English farmland. J. W. Duckworth Initiation of remige moult by first year Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus a. arundinaceus in Europe. J. R. King Incestuous breeding in the Mute Swan Cygnus olor. J. T. Coleman, A. E. Coleman and D. Elphick Part 3 (December 1994) Fieldfare Turdus pilaris ringing recoveries during autumn, winter and spring, analysed in relation to river basins and watersheds in Europe and the Near East. R. D. P. Millwright Robert Spencer ( ): Obituary. C. J. Mead

5 Ringing & Migration Index to Volume 15 Compiled by Hugh Insley All species of bird mentioned in the text are included. Page numbers given are those of the first mention of the species in each paper. Accipiter gentilis 108 Acrocephalus arundinaceus 123, 176 A. schoenobaenus 14, 119 Age determination 33, 50 Age ratio 70 Alauda arvensis 14 American Redstart 79 Anthus pratensis 14 Arctic Tern 32 Arenaria interpres 91 Asio otus 104 BAINBRIDGE, I. P. (see PENNINGTON, M. G., BAINBRIDGE, I. P. and FEARON, P.) Barn Owl 94, 127 Barn Swallow 88 Bewick s Swan 108 Blackbird 85, 167 Blackcap 17, 58, 79 Bluethroat 14, 119 Blue Tit 14, 79 Bobwhite Quail 127 BODDY, M. Suvival/return rates and juvenile dispersal in an increasing population of Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca 65 Body mass 17, 81, 84, 93, 101 Brood patch 98 Burhinus oedicnemus 108 Calidris alpina 91 CARABELLA, M. (see FORNASARI, L., PIANEZZA, F. and CARABELLA, M.) Carduelis carduelis 79 C. chloris 79 Charadrius morinellus 108 Chiffchaff 56, 79 Coal Tit 79 Coccothraustes coccothraustes 50 COFFEY, P. (see NORMAN, D. and COFFEY, P.) COLEMAN, J. T., COLEMAN, A. E. and ELPHICK, D. Incestuous breeding in the

6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 127 Colinus verginianus 127 COLLINS, R. and WHELAN, J. Movements in an Irish Mute Swan Cygnus olor population 40 Common Bird Census 66, 79 Common Crossbill 98 Common Tern 27 Constant effort sites 69 Corvus monedula 84 CRAIK, J. C. A. Aspects of wing moult in the Common Tern Sterna hirundo 27 CUADRADO, M. Site-tenacity and life-time expectancy of resident and over-wintering Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in the Mediterranean 58 Cygnus columbianus 108 C. olor 40, 87, 127 Darvics 127 Dendroica petechia 83 Dispersal, post-fledging 8, 65, 103 Dotterel 108 DUCKWORTH, J. W. Habitat selection by migrant Redstarts Phoenicurus phoenicurus and Whinchats Saxicola rubetra in lowland English farmland 119 Dunlin 91 ELPHICK, D. (see COLEMAN, J. T., COLEMAN, A.E. and ELPHICK, D.) Emberiza citrinella 79 Erithacus rubecula 13, 87 Fat, subcutaneous 17, 101 FEARON, P. (see PENNINGTON, M. G., BAINBRIDGE, I. P. and FEARON, P.) Ficedula hypoleuca 14, 79 Fieldfare 129 FORNASARI, L., PIANEZZA, F. and CARABELLA, M. Criteria for the age determination of the Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 50 Gannet 101 Garden Warbler 17 Gavia stellata 107 Goldcrest 14, 79, 87 Goldfinch 79 Goshawk 108 Great Reed Warbler 123, 176 Great Tit 13, 79, 85, 127 Greenfinch 79 Grey Wagtail 14 HARPER, D. G. C. Some comments on the repeatability of measurements 84 Hawfinch 50 Herring Gull 36 Hirundo rustica 88

7 Iris colour 123 Jackdaw 84 JARDINE, D. C. Observations on the occurrence of red-orange female Common Crossbills Loxia curvirostra 98 KING, J.R. Initiation of remige moult by first year Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus a. arundinaceus in Europe 123 Kittiwake 33 KRISTIANSEN, E. (see OVERSKAUG, K. and KRISTIANSEN, E.) Lagopus lagopus 88 Lanius collurio 14 Larus argentatus 36, LAWN, M. R. Site fidelity and annual survival of male Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus at four adjacent sites in Surrey 1 Lesser Whitethroat 14, 65 Little Grebe 108 Long-eared Owl 104 Longevity 109 Loxia curvirostra 98 L. pytyopsittacus 99 L. scotica 99 Luscinia s. svecica 14, 119 Magpie 88 Meadow Pipit 14 Migration, autumn 13, 17, 104 MILLWRIGHT, R. D. P. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris ringing recoveries during autumn, winter and spring, analysed in relation to river basins and watersheds in Europe and the Near East 129 Mortality 58 Morus bassanus 101 M. a. yarrellii 14 M. cinerea 14 Moult 123; post-juvenile 9, 54, 66; wing 27, 33 Mourning Dove Mute Swan 40, 87, 127 NORMAN, D. The return rate of adult male Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix to a peripheral breeding area 79 NORMAN, D. and COFFEY, P. The importance of the Mersey estuary for waders in the cold weather of February NORMAN, S. C. Dispersal and return rates of Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus in relation to age, sex and season 8 NORMAN, S. C. Wing formula of a probable Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff hybrid. 56 OKILL, J. D. (see WANLESS, S. and OKILL, J.D.) OKILL, J. D. Ringing recoveries of Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata in Britain and

8 Ireland 107 OVERSKAUG, K. and KRISTIANSEN, E. Sex ratio of accidentally killed Long-eared Owls Asio otus 104 Parrot Crossbill 99 Parus ater 79 P. caeruleus 14, 79 P. major 13, 79, 85, 127 PENNINGTON, M. G., BAINBRIDGE, I. P. and FEARON, P. Biometrics and primary moult of non-breeding Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in Liverpool Bay, England 33 Phoenicurus phoenicurus 119 PHILLIPS, N. J. Autumn migration and weights of Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla and Garden Warblers S. borin at an inland site in southern England 17 Phylloscopus collybita 79 P. trochilus 1, 8, 82 P. sibilatrix 79 PIANEZZA, F. (see FORNASARI, L., PIANEZZA, F. and CARABELLA, M.) Pica pica 88 Pied Flycatcher 13, 79 Pied Wagtail 14 Rabbit 82 Recovery rate 81, 107, 176 Red-backed Shrike 14 Red Grouse 88 Redshank 38, 91 Redstart 119 Red-throated Diver 107 Regulus regulus 14, 79, 87 Repeatability 84 Rissa tridactyla 33, Robin 13, 87 Rufous Hummingbird 85 Saxicola rubetra 14, 119 Scottish Crossbill 98 Sedge Warbler 14, 119 Selasphorus rufus 85 Setophaga ruticilla 79 Sex determination 98 Sex ratio 106 Site fidelity 1, 58, 176 Skylark 14 SPENCER, ROBERT obituary 190 Starling 87, 167 Sterna hirundo 27 S. paradisaea 32 Stone Curlew 108 Strix aluco 104

9 Sturnus vulgaris 87, 167 Survival rate 1, 65 Sylvia atricapilla 17, 58, 79 S. borin 17 S. curruca 14, 65 S. communis 14, 65 Tachybaptus ruficollis 108 Tawny Owl 104 Tringa totanus 38, 91 Turdus merula 85, 167 T. pilaris 129 Turnstone 91 Tyto alba 127 WANLESS, S. and OKILL, J. D. Body measurements and flight performance of adult and juvenile Gannets Morus bassanus 101 WHELAN, J. (see COLLINS, R. and WHELAN, J.) Whinchat 14, 119 Whitethroat 14, 65 Willow Warbler 1, 8, 56, 82 Wing area 101 Wing formula 56 Wing length 22, 81, 84, 101 Wood Warbler 79 Yellowhammer 79 Yellow Warbler 83