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Provisioning behaviour in relation to food availability and nestling food demand in the Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Science Article 3 abstract Insufficient food provisioning by parents can reduce growth rate of altricial nestlings, their size and weight at fledging, and also affect survival. Therefore at low food availability, parents should increase their food provisioning effort. In insectivorous Water Pipits Anthus spinoletta prey biomass differed up to 50 times […]

The impact of grazing animals on nesting success of grassland passerines in farmland and natural habitats: a field experiment

Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Science Article 1 abstract A study was made of the influence of trampling by grazing animals on the nesting success of real nests (meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis; water pipit, Anthus spinoletta; and skylark, Alauda arvensis) and simulated nests (caps from jam-jars filled by green plasticine) on pasture in the Orlicke Mountains […]

Territory quality and reproductive success: Can water pipits Anthus spinoletta assess the relationship reliably?

Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Science Article 2 abstract Variation in avian reproductive success is often caused by differences among territories in food supply, safety from predators and microclimatic conditions at the nest. Yet, in some habitats these components of territory quality, and hence future reproductive success, are difficult to assess at the time of settlement. […]

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Woodlark Lullula arborea – recovering species in Britain?

Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) Science Article 2 abstract The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Woodlark Lullula arborea are identified as species of conservation concern at both a UK and a European level on account of historical declines in their population sizes and ranges. The UK populations of both species have increased significantly in recent decades and […]

Influences of restock age and habitat patchiness on Tree Pipits Anthus trivialis breeding in Breckland pine plantations

Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) Science Article 1 abstract The British Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis population has shown a marked decline in recent decades, together with a range contraction that has been most apparent in central and southeast England. In East Anglia, the species is now largely restricted to heathland and, in particular, the conifer plantations […]

Song structure and repertoire sharing in the Tawny Pipit Anthuscampestris in Poland

Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) Science Article 3 abstract The present study characterizes the song of Tawny Pipit males (n = 55) recorded in May 2005 in theWielkopolska region of Poland. Tawny Pipits sang with a very variable rate of 4-28 songs per minute Tomasz S. OSIEJUK et al, ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA Vol. 42 (2007) No. 2 […]

Seasonal variation in nest mass and dimensions in an open-cup ground nesting shrub-steppe passerine: The Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) Science Article 2 abstract The probability of predation was unrelated to outer nest diameter nor was there any relationship between internal diameter and the presence of unhatched eggs. Wall thickness and nest mass declined as the season progressed but there was no relationship between these variables and the mean environmental temperature […]

The impact of grazing animals on nesting success of grassland passerines in farmland and natural habitats: a field experiment

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) Science Article 1 abstract A study was made of the influence of trampling by grazing animals on the nesting success of real nests (meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis; water pipit, Anthus spinoletta; and skylark, Alauda arvensis) and simulated nests (caps from jam-jars filled by green plasticine) on pasture in the Orlicke Mountains […]

Mongoolse Pieper Anthus godlewskii (Dutch article)

Blyths Pipit (Anthus godlewskii) Science Article 1 abstract During November-December 2005 a Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskiiwas present at Oostende. This is fourth record forBelgium. The description pays special attention to the differenceto Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi. PETER ADRIaeNS & GERALD DRIESSENS, Natuur.oriolus 72(4): 127-131 Download article download full text (pdf)