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Table 2 Species composition and sample size used in the study

From: Flying with the wind: scale dependency of speed and direction measurements in modelling wind support in avian flight

Species

Latin name

Individuals

Locations

Time range

Schedule (min between fixes)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

108

149543

Nov. 2008 – Nov. 2010

15 and 90

White-fronted goose

Anser albifrons

4

3382

Feb. 2008 – Sep. 2008

120

Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis

27

35448

Apr. 2006 – Sept. 2009

120

White stork

Ciconia ciconia

4

9685

Mar. 2009 – May 2010

60

Swallow-tailed gull

Creagrus furcatus

16

9249

Aug. 2008 – Jul. 2009

5

Whooper swan

Cygnus cygnus

56

59315

Aug. 2007 – Sep.2009

60

Dolphin gull

Larus scoresbii

18

2847

Jan. 2009

30

Waved albatross

Phoebastria irrorata

29

16140

May – Nov. 2008

90

Ruddy shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

26

47473

Mar. 2007 – Mar. 2010

120