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Phenology and Wintering Population Estimates of Auks in the Mediterranean Sea Based on Counts from a Strategic Coastal Location in the Strait of Gibraltar

Authors: Cruz, Andrés de la; Rollán, Laura; Pérez, Blanca; Guerrero, Marina; Elorriaga, Javier; Benjumea, Rafael; González Miguel, Javier; +3 Authors

Phenology and Wintering Population Estimates of Auks in the Mediterranean Sea Based on Counts from a Strategic Coastal Location in the Strait of Gibraltar

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[EN] Some migratory seabird populations have declined sharply in recent decades. Monitoring their migratory movements from strategic locations provides a useful tool to understand their phenology and estimate their population sizes. During the autumn 2020 and spring 2021 migration periods, we conducted a total of 183 hours of counts of two auk species, Razorbill Alca torda and Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica, from a strategic coastal point (Tarifa Island in the Strait of Gibraltar). We used Generalized Additive Models (GzAM) to estimate the number of birds that could have entered or left the Mediterranean Sea on the days that no counting took place. Auks entered the Mediterranean from early October to early winter, peaking in the second half of November. In spring, Razorbill movements leaving the Mediterranean were concentrated from mid-January to mid-April, while the peak Atlantic Puffin movement occurred from mid-February to May. We estimate that 4,000-5,000 Razorbills and 15,000 Atlantic Puffins made up the populations migrating through the Strait of Gibraltar in the year of the study. These figures are notably lower than those previously reported for auks passing through this migratory bottleneck. Hence, the results of this study, despite coming from a single year of monitoring, may contribute significantly to assessing the numbers of auks that winter in the Mediterranean and could eventually draw attention to possible declines in their numbers. - De la Cruz, A., Rollán, L., Pérez, B., Guerrero, M., Elorriaga, J., Benjumea, R., González, M., Seminario, Y., Arroyo, G.M. & Ramírez, J. (2022). Phenology and wintering population estimates of auks in the Mediterranean Sea based on counts from a strategic coastal location in the Strait of Gibraltar. Ardeola, 69: 303-317.

[ES] Las poblaciones de aves marinas migratorias han sufrido un fuerte descenso en las últimas décadas. El seguimiento de sus movimientos migratorios desde lugares estratégicos supone una herramienta de gran utilidad para entender su fenología y estimar el tamaño de sus poblaciones. Durante los periodos migratorios de otoño de 2020 y primavera de 2021, realizamos censos de dos especies de álcidos, alca común Alca torda y frailecillo atlántico Fratercula arctica, desde un punto costero estratégico (la isla de Tarifa en el estrecho de Gibraltar), contabilizando un total de 183 horas de observación. Se utilizaron modelos aditivos generalizados (GzAM) para estimar el número de aves que podrían haber entrado o salido del Mediterráneo en los días en que no se realizó ningún recuento. Los álcidos entraron al Mediterráneo desde principios de octubre hasta principios del invierno, con un pico en la segunda mitad de noviembre. Durante la migración de primavera, las alcas que salieron hacia el Atlántico se concentraron desde mediados de enero hasta mediados de abril, mientras que el pico de movimiento de los frailecillos se produjo desde mediados de febrero hasta mayo. Estimamos que entre 4.000 y 5.000 alcas y 15.000 frailecillos constituyen la población migradora que cruza el estrecho de Gibraltar durante el año de estudio. Estas cifras son notablemente inferiores a las publicadas anteriormente para los álcidos que pasan por este cuello de botella migratorio. Los resultados de este estudio, a pesar de proceder de un solo año de seguimiento, pueden contribuir de forma significativa a la evaluación de la población de álcidos que invernan en el Mediterráneo y eventualmente llamar la atención sobre posibles descensos en sus efectivos.

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Atlantic Puffin, frailecillo atlántico,, modelo predictivo, Razorbill, migration, alca común,, migración, GzAM, predictive modelling, seabirds

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