caa a22 4500 445367059 CHVBK 20180317142933.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00484-011-0443-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00484-011-0443-4 The influence of wind direction on the capture of the wood warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ), an uncommon migratory species in the western Mediterranean [Elektronische Daten] [Carles Barriocanal, David Montserrat, David Robson] The wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) is a migratory species in the western Mediterranean wintering in the Gulf of Guinea region, West Africa. In autumn and spring, this species, along with the populations breeding in Ireland and Britain, uses the Italian peninsula as its main axis of migration. From the data of captured birds at several ringing stations in the western Mediterranean (Balearic Islands and coastal Iberian Peninsula), we analyzed capture rates of the species during spring migration from 1993 to 2007. Based on the selection of days with a significant number of captures and those without captures, we analyzed the effect of wind direction over the western Mediterranean to determine a relationship between winds and the number of captures. From a total of 663 wood warblers captured between 1993 and 2007, a total of 31 days have been selected as significant days with a high number of captures, and 31 days have been selected as no-capture days. On days of maximum captures, winds coming from an easterly direction, i.e. Algeria and Tunisia, were dominant, indicating days with a clear eastern component. Contrary to expected results, captures were also made on days when the wind direction was predominantly from a northerly direction. Analysis of the origin of the winds in north eastern Spain (western Mediterranean) revealed that the majority of northerly winds originated from Africa and not from Europe as is usual for this region. Days or periods selected as no-capture days were characterized by winds coming from a northerly (European origin) or westerly direction. The Author(s), 2011 Wind direction nationallicence Synoptic situation nationallicence Mediterranean nationallicence Bird migration nationallicence Wood warbler nationallicence Barriocanal Carles Technologies of Geographic Information Technologies and Environmental Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Girona, Plaça Ferrater Mora, 1, 17071, Girona, Spain aut Montserrat David Catalonian Forest Fire Prevention Service, Environmental Department, Government of Catalonia. Finca Torreferrussa, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, 08130, Barcelona, Spain aut Robson David Catalan Ornithological Institute (ICO), Museu de Ciencies Naturals, Passeig Picasso s/n, 08003, Barcelona, Spain aut International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/6(2011-11-01), 789-795 0020-7128 55:6<789 2011 55 484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-011-0443-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-011-0443-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barriocanal Carles Technologies of Geographic Information Technologies and Environmental Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Girona, Plaça Ferrater Mora, 1, 17071, Girona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Montserrat David Catalonian Forest Fire Prevention Service, Environmental Department, Government of Catalonia. Finca Torreferrussa, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, 08130, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robson David Catalan Ornithological Institute (ICO), Museu de Ciencies Naturals, Passeig Picasso s/n, 08003, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/6(2011-11-01), 789-795 0020-7128 55:6<789 2011 55 484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer