Wintering definition

Wintering. The wintering grounds are divided between Denmark, The Netherlands and Belgium, but the exchange between sites in the wintering areas is highly dynamic, depending on several factors such as weather conditions, levels of disturbance and food availability on the staging grounds (Fig. 3). In Denmark their numbers peak during October, but some flocks (increasingly over recent years) may stay behind and remain throughout the winter, depending on snow cover. In the Netherlands numbers peak during October-November, with geese showing a high degree of site fidelity to a relatively confined area in Friesland and in the Vlaardingen area in ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, after which the majority migrate on to the Oostkustpolders, Flanders in Belgium (Kuijken & ▇▇▇▇▇ 1987, 1996; ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1991; ▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 1988). Pinkfeet show high site fidelity for this part of the coastal Polders, with only occasional occurrence in the IJzer valley in some ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. In the Oostkustpolders numbers peak during December-early January, followed by an early and fast northwards migration (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 2005; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Verscheure 2008). In mild ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ the majority move northwards directly from Belgium to Denmark during January and in February-March the population is concentrated along the west coast of Denmark (▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. 1999). In harsh ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (e.g. 1996) significant numbers can return from early spring staging in Denmark to Flanders (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Verscheure 2007). Pinkfeet occur in small numbers (in tens or hundreds) along the German Wadden Sea coast line (▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pers. comm.) as well as in Mecklenburg where they mix with flocks of Bean Geese Anser fabalis and White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons (▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pers. comm.). Historically pinkfeet wintered in large numbers along the German Wadden Sea coasts and on some islands; however the sites were abandoned during the 1950s-1970s (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1984).
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Wintering. The wintering grounds are divided between Denmark, The Netherlands and Belgium, but the exchange between sites in the wintering areas is highly dynamic, depending on several factors such as weather conditions, levels of disturbance and food availability on the staging grounds (Fig.
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Examples of Wintering in a sentence

  • Pink-footed Goose - Wintering site restoration (wet polder grasslands) has been continued to offer the hibernating geese a favourable foraging area, reducing pressure on agriculture.

  • Wintering distribution of the Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan mauretanicus) off the northeastern coast of Spain.

  • Wintering range includes primarily grassland and shrub-steppe habitats in northern California through portions of the southwest into northern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and portions of Colorado167.

  • Wintering waterbird use of two aquatic plant habitats in a southern reservoir.

  • The Antarctic Duty Allowances and Wintering Allowance are not payable in respect of any period of annual leave taken or paid in lieu.

  • Wintering concentrations of tens to hundreds seals have been continental slope off Oregon and Washington 1978).

  • An analysis of Food Habits of Green-Winged Teal, Northern Pintails, and Mallards Wintering in the Suisun ▇▇▇▇▇ to Develop Guidelines for Food Plant Management.

  • Habitat Selection by Female Northern Pintails Wintering in the Grassland Ecological Area, CA.

  • The importance of threats at the country level Breeding area Wintering and staging areas RU RU KZ UA RO BG Major threats Additional threats ANNEX 2.

  • OTHER ANTARCTIC ALLOWANCES Wintering Expeditioner Employees Employees whose expected Period of Antarctic Duty includes midwinter’s day (21 June) will be paid a Wintering Allowance for their entire Period of Antarctic Duty.