Literature review to assess bird species connectivity to Special ...
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Ringing recoveries of an adult female provided insight in<strong>to</strong> the range of movements<br />
by some goshawks. Ringed as a nestling near Eskdalemuir, the <strong>bird</strong> bred for a<br />
number of years in Galloway (both Dumfries & Galloway) 46km from its natal area,<br />
and was finally recovered dead during the winter in Keswick, Cumbria (Petty, 2007b).<br />
Table 2 – Goshawk winter terri<strong>to</strong>ry estimates<br />
Location Year Area per terri<strong>to</strong>ry (ha) Reference<br />
Rural<br />
Oxfordshire,<br />
UK<br />
1973 -<br />
1975<br />
380-1360ha; equivalent <strong>to</strong> a foraging<br />
distance of 1.1-2.1km.<br />
Kenward<br />
(1982)<br />
Pheasant release area: 2000ha;<br />
equivalent <strong>to</strong> a foraging distance of<br />
1.1-2.1km.<br />
Central<br />
Sweden<br />
1976 -<br />
1978<br />
Mainly wild pheasant area: 2600ha;<br />
equivalent <strong>to</strong> a foraging distance of<br />
2.9km.<br />
Kenward<br />
(1982)<br />
Only wild pheasants: 5400ha;<br />
equivalent <strong>to</strong> a foraging distance of<br />
4.1km.<br />
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