Hi folks,

While this isn't pertinent precisely to Pacific Northwest birding, I thought
that some of you might be interested in the following journal articles.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net

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Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:41:22 +0200
From: Kees Camphuysen <camphuys at nioz.nl>
To: seabird at uct.ac.za
Subject: [SEABIRD] Sula 12(4) (final and special issue) now published

Final issue of Sula now published and available

After 12 years and 53 issue, the quarterly journal of the Dutch
Seabird Group is no longer produced. As was announed earlier,
the Dutch Seabird Group and The Seabird Group have now a
jointly issued journal, Atlantic Seabirds

Sula 12(4) 121-216 (published July 1999) ISSN 0926-132X

SULA 12(4) is a special issue with Arie L. Spaans as guest editor.
At the brink of a new millennium, a comprehensive overview is
provided (in English) of the breeding gulls in The Netherlands and in
Belgium in the 20th century. The title of this issue: "BOOMING
GULLS IN THE LOW COUNTRIES DURING THE 20TH CENTURY". A
must for all those interested in gulls.

CONTENTS

121-128 BOOMING GULLS IN THE LOW COUNTRIES DURING THE
20TH CENTURY by ArieL.Spaans

129-138 BREEDING POPULATIONS OF MEDITERRANEAN GULLS
LARUS MELANOCEPHALUS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM
by Peter L.Meininger & Renaud Flamant

139-148 THE LITTLE GULL LARUS MINUTUS AS BREEDING BIRD IN
THE NETHERLANDS by Ben J. Koks

149-160 BREEDING BLACK-HEADED GULLS LARUS RIDIBUNDUS
ALONG THE COAST OF THE NETHERLANDS DURING THE 20TH
CENTURY by Arend J. van Dijk

161-174 BREEDING COMMON GULLS LARUS CANUS AS IN THE
NETHERLANDS, 1990-96 by Guido O. Keijl & Floor A. Arts

175-184 BREEDING LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS LARUS
GRAELLSII IN THE NETHERLANDS DURING THE 20TH CENTURY by
Arie L. Spaans

185-198 THE HERRING GULL LARUS ARGENTATUS AS A
BREEDING BIRD IN THE NETHERLANDS DURING THE 20TH
CENTURY by Arie L. Spaans

199-202 STATUS OF THE YELLOW-LEGGED GULL LARUS
MICHAHELLIS AS A BREEDING BIRD IN THE NETHERLANDS by
Norman D. van Swelm

203-208 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL LARUS MARINUS:
LATEST NEWCOMER AS BREEDING BIRD IN THE NETHERLANDS
by Ben J. Koks & Mat G.M. Jongenelen

209- 216 THE RECENT EXPANSION OF BREEDING GULLS ALONG
THE BELGIAN NORTH SEA COAST by Jan Seys, Jeroen Van
Waeyenberge, Koen Devos, Patrick Meire & E. Kuyken

The abstract of the introduction by Arie Spaans

BOOMING GULLS IN THE LOW COUNTRIES DURING THE 20TH
CENTURY
ARIE L. SPAANS (Guest editor)

In this final issue of Sula a review of the numbers of gulls nesting
in The Netherlands and along the Belgian coast during the 20th
century is given. In The Netherlands, eight species of gulls have
bred during this century, six in Belgium. In The Netherlands, the
total numbers of gulls increased from a few tens of thousands of
breeding pairs early in this century to a maximum of almost 400,000
pairs in the mid 1980s. On the Belgian coast, numbers increased
from a few pairs to 9000 pairs in the mid 1980s. Since then,
numbers went down to just over 250,000 pairs in The Netherlands
and 5000 pairs in Belgium. Throughout the century, the Black-
headed Gull Larus ridibundus has been the most common species
in both in The Netherlands and along the Belgian coast. The
numerical increase paralleled the explosion of gulls seen
elsewhere in the north Atlantic and can be attributed to a
combination of protection measures taken during this century and
an increase in the availability of food provided by man (fish offal,
discards, garbage dumps, land improvement, etc.). In The
Netherlands, the recent numerical decline in numbers is attributed
to food shortages (Black-headed Gull in Delta area and inland
areas, Lesser Black-backed L. graellsii and Herring Gull L.
argentatus in Wadden Sea area, Lesser Black-back only locally)
and predation by Red Foxes Vulpes vulpes in the dune area of the
mainland North Sea coast (all species nesting on this coast). The
numerical decline in Belgium is attributed to predation by other gulls.
It is expected that recently arrived species will further increase in
numbers during the 21st century and that numbers of most other
species will stabilise or decrease. For some species, some relief
may be expected from plans for a seaward extension of the Port
of Rotterdam (Maasvlakte 2) and for an offshore airport off the
Dutch coast.

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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:27:43 +0200
From: Kees Camphuysen <camphuys at nioz.nl>
To: seabird at uct.ac.za
Subject: [SEABIRD] Atlantic Seabirds 1(2) published

The second issue of Atlantic Seabirds is now published

Atlantic Seabirds (ISSN 1338-2511)

vol 1 no. 2 (1999)

CONTENTS

49-56 Stomach temperature variations in a Cape Gannet Morus
capensis as an index of foraging activity and feeding rates - by David
Gremillet & John Cooper
57-70 The diet of Common Gulls Larus canus breeding on the
German North Sea coast - by Ulrike Kubetzki, Stefan Garthe & Ommo
H^nppop
71-76 Feather lice from Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the
Faroe Islands - by Jens-Kjeld Jensen, Ricardo Palma & Bernard
Zonfrillo
77-84 The size of the breeding population of Manx Shearwaters
Puffinus puffinus on Bardsey (Wales) in 1996 - by A.F. Silcocks
85-90 New feeding technique of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax
carbo sinensis at beam trawlers - by Kees (C.J.) Camphuysen

News and notices
91 7th Seabird Group Conference 2000
92 Trends in seabird systematics: recent sometimes conflicting
decisions of BOURC and CSNA
94 A bibliography of the Procellariiformes or petrels
96 Guidelines for contributors to Atlantic seabirds

Published by The Seabird Group, c/o The Lodge, Sandy,
Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, U.K., charity number: 260907 and the Dutch Seabird Group (Nederlandse Zeevogelgroep), section of the Netherlands' Ornithological Union (NOU), c/o De Houtmanstraat 46, 1792 BC Oudeschild, Texel, The Netherlands

Members of The Seabird Group and of the Dutch Seabird Group
receive Atlantic Seabirds free. Back issues are available at GBP 3,00, Euro 4,25 or DFL 9,25 per copy (including postage) from: Secretary
Dutch Seabird Group, De Houtmanstraat 46, 1792 BC Oudeschild, Texel, The Netherlands.

Inquiries:

kees.camphuysen at wxs.nl or camphuys at nioz.nl

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Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Secretary editorial team Ardea
P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
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