Autumn migration of soaring birds at Bosporus: Validating a new survey station design

Abstract

Capsule Using a new survey station network we report the highest number of migrating raptors and Black Storks ever recorded on Bosporus during the autumn migration period. Also, we show that migration occurs with similar intensities over the full length of the strait, but individual migration patterns differ for some species at a local scale. © 2014 British Trust for Ornithology.