TERRITORIALITY, PHILOPATRY AND NEST FIDELITY IN ROBINS, CAUGHT IN THE MOSCOW REGION

Research was carried out in 1999—2005 at Zvenigorod Biological Station (the Moscow Re­gion, Russia, 55°44' N, 36°51' E). Birds were caught by mist-nets. The data of the Russian Rin­ging Centre (from 1948) on all the robins ringed and recovered in the Moscow Region were also analyzed. In total 5751 robins were caught and ringed in the Moscow Region during 1999—2005. Only two birds (0,03%) were recaptured next years. Three birds ringed in the Moscow Region were found in other regions. Also two robins that had been ringed in other countries were caught at Zvenigorod Biological Station. The percent of long-distant recoveries was 0,09%. Besides of our data there is information of the Russian Ringing Centre on three robins that had been ringed in other countries and found in the Moscow Region. Also there was one robin that had been ringed in the Moscow Region and then found in other country. Robins bom or breed in the Moscow Region show no fidelity to the place of nesting neither to the place of bom. Winter area of robins bom or breed in the Moscow Region is situated at north-east of Spain, south of France and Italy. It is possible that robins return in the same winter area in first and next years. There is common route connecting the robin winter area and the Moscow Region which birds use during autumn and spring migrations. Robins bom and breed in other areas have the same winter area. It is possible to suppose robins of northern origin (up to Finland and the Leningrad Region) come to the Moscow Region for breeding. A possible distance of robin movements between the places of bom or/and breed is about 1000 km or more.

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