Moerdijk Field Research 2005-2006
(last update: 14 August 2010)
Roland-Jan Buijs
Theo Muusse
Mars Muusse
Introduction
Methods
Age, origin & sex
Retrapped Birds
Upperparts Greytone
Black on Primary Coverts
Black on Primaries
P10 and P9 Patterns
P5 Pattern
Red & Black on Bill
Iris & Orbital Ring
Primary Moult
Discussion
References
After breeding birds disperse. Here, Mars Muusse at Le Portel, France. Crate of salmon left-overs to read rings.
Fishing trawlers in the S Northsea are important feeding possibilties after the breeding saeson.
Fishing trawlers enter the harbour. Birds take a rest at the sea-dike of Westkapelle, SW Netherlands. Location where Pim Wolf & Sander Lilipaly read rings.