<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Work begun in autumn 2013 at a research ringing site near Jericho in the Jordan Valley (Palestine) was continued in spring 2014 (8 March–18 April). Due to a flood, the area was much changed in relation to the autumn habitat distribution. Standard ornithological and ringing work was performed using mist nets. The methods used were in accordance with SEEN (SE European Bird Migration Network) standards, and apart from ringing included some measurements (wing length, tail length, wing formula) and scores (fat determination and body mass), as well as testing of the directional preferences of migrants. The ornithological work was expanded to include parasitological testing, taking into account migrant-helminth relations during migration. Altogether 508 birds from 44 species were ringed and inspected for external signs of infection by Collyriclum faba trematodes (subcutaneous cysts), and an additional 32 dead individuals were collected and dissected. Altogether 168 internal parasites were found. The most common migrants in spring were Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca, Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla and Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida, while the autumn dominants–Masked and Red-backed shrikes (Lanius nubicus and L. collurio) were scarce. In spring a good number of Dead Sea Sparrows Passer moabiticus were caught, but only two introduced Indian Silverbills Lonchura malabarica.</p></abstract>

Work begun in autumn 2013 at a research ringing site near Jericho in the Jordan Valley (Palestine) was continued in spring 2014 (8 March–18 April). Due to a flood, the area was much changed in relation to the autumn habitat distribution. Standard ornithological and ringing work was performed using mist nets. The methods used were in accordance with SEEN (SE European Bird Migration Network) standards, and apart from ringing included some measurements (wing length, tail length, wing formula) and scores (fat determination and body mass), as well as testing of the directional preferences of migrants. The ornithological work was expanded to include parasitological testing, taking into account migrant-helminth relations during migration. Altogether 508 birds from 44 species were ringed and inspected for external signs of infection by Collyriclum faba trematodes (subcutaneous cysts), and an additional 32 dead individuals were collected and dissected. Altogether 168 internal parasites were found. The most common migrants in spring were Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca, Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla and Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida, while the autumn dominants–Masked and Red-backed shrikes (Lanius nubicus and L. collurio) were scarce. In spring a good number of Dead Sea Sparrows Passer moabiticus were caught, but only two introduced Indian Silverbills Lonchura malabarica.

Jericho (Palestine) Spring 2014 Ornithological and Parasitological Research Results

Environmental Education Center (EEC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), Bethlehem, Palestine; E-mail:

University of Szczecin, Poland, Bird Migration Research Foundation, Przebendowo 3, 84-210 Choczewo, Poland

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Work begun in autumn 2013 at a research ringing site near Jericho in the Jordan Valley (Palestine) was continued in spring 2014 (8 March–18 April). Due to a...

Jericho (Palestine) Spring 2014 Ornithological and Parasitological Research Results

Published Online: Jan 29, 2015

Page range: 33 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ring-2014-0003

Keywords
spring migration, migration dynamics, passerines, Jordan Valley, ringing, directional preferences, internal parasites, helminths

© 2014 Simon Awad and Izabella Rząd

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Jericho (Palestine) Spring 2014 Ornithological and Parasitological Research Results

Published Online: Jan 29, 2015

Page range: 33 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ring-2014-0003

Keywordsspring migration, migration dynamics, passerines, Jordan Valley, ringing, directional preferences, internal parasites, helminths

© 2014 Simon Awad and Izabella Rząd

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
spring migration, migration dynamics, passerines, Jordan Valley, ringing, directional preferences, internal parasites, helminths