Seabirds seen during a return voyage from Belgium to Greenland in July
Joiris, C. (1976). Seabirds seen during a return voyage from Belgium to Greenland in July. Le Gerfaut 66: 63-87 In: De Giervalk: Belgisch ornitologisch tijdschrift = Le Gerfaut: Revue belge d'ornithologie. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Bruxelles. ISSN 0251-1193, more |
| Abstract | Between 23 June and 1 August 1974, I sailed with the yacht "Atalante" from Nieuport (Belgium), along the east coast of Great Britain, to Thorshavn (Faeroes), several points along the east and north-east coasts of Iceland, then to Angmagssalik in Greenland and back, via Reykjavik, the Vestmann Islands (Iceland) and Edinburgh (Scotland) to Nieuport. Our speed was about 9 knots (17km/h). Birds were recorded during standard one-hour observation periods (in fractions of a quarter of an hour), from a point situated at the rear of the yacht, about 1.5 m above sea-level. They could be seen in all directions but the visibility was rather poor forwards. Although engaged in other tasks outside of these standard procedures, I was sometimes able to record the number of birds present, and they were also noted in harbours. These results, being obtained from estimates rather than actual counts, are presented separately. |
| Dataset | - Joiris C.; Laboratorium voor Ekologie en Systematiek. VUB: Belgium; (2016): Seabird observations along the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Faeroes and the North East of Scotland (June-August 1974)., more
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