Diurnal activity patterns suggest nocturnal foraging in Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis): Dagligt virksemi hjá havhesti (Fulmarus glacialis) bendir á, at hann leitar sær føði um náttina

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Abstract

Eygleiðingar við myndatólum av í alt 12 havhestareiðrum í Føroyum árini 2006 (sjey reiður) og 2007 (fimm reiður) vístu, at greiður samanhangur var millum, nær havhesturin kom til og fór av reiðrinum, og daglongd, sólarris og sólsetur. Við tveimum undantøkum vórðu øll skiftini á reiðrinum gjørd millum kl. 7 um morgunin og kl. 19 um kvøldið. Ungarnir  vórðu  sum  oftast  mataðir  millum  kl. 9 um morgunin og kl. 18 um kvøldið. Hesar eygleiðingar saman við úrslitunum frá eini føðikanning, ið vísti týdningin av prikkafiski sum føði, geva góða ábending um, at havhesturin leitar sær føði um náttina.

The continued camera observations of nest-site attendance at a total of 12 nests in 2006 (7 nests) and 2007 (5 nests) showed a strong correlation between nest-site attendance and sunrise, day length and sunset in a Faroese Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) colony. Incubation shifts were all between 7 in the morning and 19 in the evening, except on two occasions, while feeding of the chicks mainly occurred between 9 in the morning and 18 in the evening. The timing of these attendance and activity patterns at the colony, combined with the importance of the nocturnally vertically migrating Glacier lantern fish in the diet of the Fulmars, as shown in a previous study, indicates a nocturnal feeding strategy adopted by the birds.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113-121
Number of pages9
JournalFróðskaparrit - Faroese Scientific Journal
Volume59. bók
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Northern Fulmar
  • Nest-site attendance
  • Chick feeding schedule
  • Infrared surveillance cameras
  • Diurnal/nocturnal behavior

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