Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel.

Autor: Isaksson, Natalie, Fraser, Shaun, Houghton, Jonathan D. R., Williamson, Benjamin J., Wilson, Jared, Masden, Elizabeth A.
Zdroj: Bird Study; Feb2024, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p103-107, 5p
Abstrakt: The diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis was assessed at one of their most northerly roosts in the UK; Bluemull Sound, Shetland. One pellet and 40 faecal samples were collected during the non-breeding season. The most frequent prey was Velvet Swimming Crab Necora puber, while the highest number of otoliths were from Saithe Pollachius virens and estimated mean (±sd) fish length was 143.9 ± 66.9 mm (range 81.4–223.6 mm). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index