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Larus - Annual of the Institute of Ornithology Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vol. 55 No. 1, 2020.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21857/94kl4czo1m

Climate change and the spring migration of the European Serin Serinus serinus

Zdravko Dolenec

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Abstract

Numerous migratory bird species have advanced their spring arrival over the past few decades. These arriving changes may be associated with climate change. The aim of this paper was to examine how the timing of the European Serin Serinus serinus spring migration is related to the year and the local spring air temperatures. The study was conducted in the rural area of the village Mokrice in north-western Croatia. This study shows that the European Serins have significantly advanced their first arrival date over the 37-year period by eight days. Over the same research period, the mean spring air temperature has significantly increased as well. The results indicate that the average spring air temperature affects the spring migration phenology of the European Serin in north-western Croatia.

Keywords

climate change; European Serin; arrival date; NW Croatia

Hrčak ID:

252026

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/252026

Publication date:

1.3.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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