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Title: | Analysis of honey buzzard flight directions at Buskett |
Authors: | Thake, Martin A. |
Keywords: | Birds -- Malta Honey buzzards -- Behavior -- Malta Accipitridae Falconiformes |
Issue Date: | 1984 |
Publisher: | Malta Ornithological Society |
Citation: | Thake, M. A. (1985). Analysis of honey buzzard flight directions at Buskett. Il-Merill, 23, 5-7. |
Abstract: | Analysis of autumn sightings of Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus at Buskett made during the period 1974-1978 suggested the existence of a leading line effect in Honet Buzzard migration through Malta. It was hypothesised that more Honey Buzzards follow the south-western coast as the day progresses. In addition, there was evidence which suggested that southerly winds are of a purely local nature, generated by a sea breeze system. In this paper, angular data accumulated during the 1974-78 study period and during sporadic observations in subsequent years (1980-1982) are analysed. A limited amount of supporting evidence for the above hypothesis is presented. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38433 |
Appears in Collections: | Il-Merill : issue 23 : 1984-85 Il-Merill : issue 23 : 1984-85 |
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