First Ringing Station in Cyprus, Karpaz Bird Ringing Station: Results of Autumn Migration Season in 2024

dc.contributor.authorKaraardiç, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorKızılkaya, Esat
dc.contributor.authorBukan, Mustafa Güray
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:20:41Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:20:41Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractCyprus is one of the important islands in the Western Palearctic for bird migration routes, especially on the eastern Mediterranean route. In contrast to Western Europe, research on bird migrations in Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean remains limited. Due to its geographical location and surface area, Cyprus hosts millions of migratory birds in the Eastern Mediterranean region during the Eastern European bird migrations. The Karpaz Bird Ringing Station, established in Northern Cyprus, has the potential to fill many gaps. Regular ringing activities started in the autumn season of 2024 at the station, a total of 157 meters of mist nets were used, and 1,436 birds from 39 species were ringed. The most frequently ringed species were the Eurasian blackcap, common chiffchaff, European robin, Sardinian warbler, willow warbler, song thrush, stonechat, Spanish sparrow, black redstart, and common redstart. According to the results, the long-distance migrants, such as willow warblers, common redstarts, and blackcap individuals, have higher fat scores. These preliminary data reveal the importance of the role of Cyprus in bird migrations. Although there is only one control bird (Hungarian control), increasing the recapture data (especially between Israel, Türkiye and Cyprus) will significantly contribute to the determination of migration dynamics (migration phenology, stopover ecology, migration routes, individual physiological changes and more) in the Eastern Mediterranean part of bird migrations under the western Palearctic migration route. © 2025, Adiyaman University. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi, ALKU
dc.identifier.doi10.37094/adyujsci.1633920
dc.identifier.endpage62
dc.identifier.issn2147-1630
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105010285395
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage51
dc.identifier.trdizinid1342490
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.37094/adyujsci.1633920
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1342490
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4494
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAdiyaman University
dc.relation.ispartofAdiyaman University Journal of Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260121
dc.subjectBird migration
dc.subjectBird ringing
dc.subjectEastern Mediterranean
dc.subjectEcological barrier
dc.subjectNorth Cyprus
dc.subjectStopover
dc.titleFirst Ringing Station in Cyprus, Karpaz Bird Ringing Station: Results of Autumn Migration Season in 2024
dc.title.alternativeKıbrıs’ın İlk Halkalama İstasyonu, Karpaz Kuş Halkalama İstasyonu: 2024 Sonbahar Göç Sezonu Sonuçları
dc.typeArticle

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