Ringing & Migration - Volume 24 Part 1 - 4 contents & articles

Part 1 - Contents & articles

FULL PAPER Survival rates of hirundines in relation to British and African rainfall. Robert A. Robinson, Dawn E. Balmer and John H. Marchant Link to article	1

SHORT REPORTS From fledging to breeding: long-term satellite tracking of the migratory behaviour of a Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius. K. Pütz, A.J. Helbig, K.T. Pedersen, C. Rahbek, P. Saurola and R. Juvaste Link to article	7

On reading colour rings. Carl Mitchell and Mark Trinder Link to article	11

RINGING SCHEME REPORT Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2006. Liz Coiffait, Jacquie A. Clark, Robert A. Robinson, Jeremy R. Blackburn, Bridget M. Griffin, Kate Risely, Mark J. Grantham, John H. Marchant, Trevor Girling and Lee Barber Link to article	15

Part 2 - Contents & articles

FULL PAPERS Sexual size dimorphism and moult in the Plain Swift Apus unicolor Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Andrew G. Gosler, Javier Gonzalez and Michael Wink Link to article	81

Ageing and sexing Marsh Tits Poecile palustris using wing length and moult Richard K. Broughton, Shelley A. Hinsley, Paul E. Bellamy, Jane E. Carpenter and Peter Rothery Link to article	88

How far do birds fly during one migratory flight stage? K. Susanna S. Hall-Karlsson and Thord Fransson Link to article	95

SHORT REPORT Separation of Marsh Tit Poecile palustris from Willow Tit Poecile montana using a bill criterion Richard K. Broughton, Shelley A. Hinsley and Paul E. Bellamy Link to article	101

RINGING SCHEME REPORT Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2007 Liz Coiffait, Jacquie A. Clark, Robert A. Robinson, Jeremy R. Blackburn, Mark J. Grantham, John H. Marchant, Lee Barber, Diana De Palacio, Bridget M. Griffin, and Dorian Moss Link to article	104

Part 3 - Centenary issue - contents & articles Editorial Chris P.F. Redfern, Jacquie A. Clark, Robert A. Robinson and Stephen R. Baillie Link to article	145

100 years of ringing in Britain and Ireland Jeremy J.D. Greenwood Link to article	147

From individuals to flyways: the future of marking birds for conservation Stephen R. Baillie, Robert A. Robinson, Jacquie A. Clark and Chris P.F. Redfern Link to article	155

Ringing and the study of mechanisms of migration Franz Bairlein and Michael Schaub Link to article	162

The use of intrinsic markers to study bird migration Lisette Coiffait, Chris P.F. Redfern, Richard M. Bevan, Jason Newton and Kirsten Wolff Link to article	169

New technologies for monitoring bird migration and behaviour Wolfgang Fiedler Link to article	175

Quantifying the movement patterns of birds from ring recoveries Jacquie A. Clark, Kasper Thorup and David A. Stroud Link to article	180

Understanding changes in bird populations – the role of bird marking Stephen R. Baillie and Michael Schaub Link to article	189

Constant effort: studying avian population processes using standardised ringing Robert A. Robinson, Romain Julliard and James F. Saracco Link to article	199

The value of ringing for bird conservation Guy Q.A. Anderson and Rhys E. Green Link to article	205

Bird ringing as a tool for behavioural studies Stuart P. Sharp Link to article	213

Moult and plumage Ian Newton Link to article	220

The use of mass and fat reserve measurements from ringing studies to assess body condition Will Cresswell Link to article	227

Part 4 - contents and articles

Sexing Black-legged Kittiwakes by measurement J.C. Coulson Link to article	233

Ageing and sexing the Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella caliginosa during the non-breeding season Jenny C. Dunn and Chris Wright Link to article	240

Counts of spring passage Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria in north Lewis S. Rae, M.G.W. Jones, F. Stewart and R. Tingay Link to article	253

Migration of Mallards Anas platyrhynchos in Hungary: migration phenology, the origin of migrants, and long-term changes Andras Liker and Lajos Nagy Link to article	259

Declining rates of ring recovery in British birds Robert A. Robinson, Mark J. Grantham and Jacquie A. Clark Link to article	266

Comparing the migration of Eurasian Teal Anas crecca from two main wintering areas of Western Europe: a long-term study from Essex, England, and the Camargue, France Matthieu Guillemain, Richard Hearn, Roy King, Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Geraldine Simon and Alain Caizergues Link to article	273

Habitat, phenology and biometrics of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola during autumn migration through a riverine wetland in Iberia David Miguélez, Carlos Zumalacárregui, Benito Fuertes, Héctor Astiárraga, Rubén González-Jáñez, Isabel Roa and Fran de la Calzada Link to article	277

Ageing Black–headed Gulls on leg and bill colour – a cautionary note Robin M. Sellers Link to article	280

Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2008 Liz Coiffait, Jacquie A. Clark, Robert A. Robinson, Jeremy R. Blackburn, Mark J. Grantham, Dave I. Leech, John H. Marchant, Lee J. Barber, Diana De Palacio, Bridget M. Griffin, Dorian Moss and Miranda M. Shephard Link to article	281

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