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Bibliography of Maltese Seabirds |
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General Works |
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| Attard, J. 1964. A survey of Gozo's breeding birds - 1963. M.O.S. Gozo Branch Report 1963. |
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| Bannerman, D.A. & J. A. Vella-Gaffiero. 1976. The Birds of the Maltese Archipelago. Museums Dept.: Valletta |
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| Blasius, R. 1895. Ornis von Malta und Gozo und den umliegenden Inseln. Ornis 8: 139-211. |
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| Borg, J.J. 1999. A Checklist to the Quaternary Avifauna of the Maltese Islands, Preliminary Note. in (Mifsud, A. & C. Savona-Ventura (Eds.) Facets of Maltese Prehistory 1999: 80-89. Pub. Prehistoric Society of Malta. |
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| Bourne, W.R.P. & T.J. Dixon.1975. Observations of Seabirds 1970-72. Sea Swallow 24 (1973/74): 65-88. |
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| Brichetti, P.A. 1979. Distribuzione Geografica Degli Uccelli Nidificanti in Italia, Corsica e Isole Maltesi. 1. Parte introduttiva; Famiglie Podicipedidae, Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae. Natura Bresciana Ann. Mus. Civ. Sc. Nat. Brescia, 16 : 82-158. |
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| Brichetti, P.A. 1982. Distribuzione Geografica Degli Uccelli Nidificanti in Italia, Corsica e Isole Maltesi. 2. Famiglie Phalacrocoridae,Ciconiidae, Treskiornithidae. Natura Bresciana Ann. Mus. Civ. Sc.Nat. Brescia, 19: 97-157. |
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| Cooper, J. E.J. Belda, J.J. Borg, C. Papaconstantinou, D. Oro & A. Sanchez.(2003) Seabird Mortality from Longline Fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesian Waters: A review and a way forward. Scienta Marina 67(2): 57-64. Pdf File |
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| De Lucca, C. 1969. A Revised Check-List of the Birds of the Maltese Islands. Classey, Middlesex. |
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| Despott, G. 1915. A List of the Birds of Malta, completed for the University Museum of Natural History. Govt. Printing Office: Malta |
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| Despott, G. 1916. The breeding birds of Malta. Zoologist (4) 20: 161-181. |
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| Despott, G. 1917. Filfla. Hot Air - Whiffs from the Mediterranean Vol 1 (7). |
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| Despott, G. 1917. Notes on the ornithology of Malta. Ibis (10)5: 281-349, 466-526. |
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| Gibb, J. 1951. The birds of the Maltese Islands. Ibis 93: 109-127. |
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| H.L.C. 1953. A visit to Filfla Island. The Oologists' Record: March 1953: 7-9. |
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| Luxmoore-Duff, M.J. 1947. From Filfla Island. Sea Swallow 1: 32. |
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| Roberts, E.L. 1954. The Birds of Malta. Progress Press: Malta. |
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| Schembri, A. 1843. Quadro Geografico Ornitologico - Ossia Quadro Comparativo delle Ornitologia di Malta, Sicilia, Roma, Toscana, Liguria, Nizza e la Provincia di Gard. Anglo Maltese: Malta. |
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| Schembri, A. 1843. Catalogo Ornitologico del Gruppo di Malta. Anglo-Maltese: Malta |
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| Sultana, J. & C. Gauci. 1970. Bird Studies on Filfla. Malta Ornithological Society, Malta. |
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| Sultana, J. & C. Gauci. 1970. The breeding birds of Malta. Malta Year Book 1970. |
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| Sultana, J., C. Gauci & M. Beaman. 1975. A Guide to the Birds of Malta. Malta Ornithological Society: Valletta, Malta. |
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| Trail, H.A. 1949-50. Shearwaters on Filfola Island. Sea Swallow 3: 12-14. |
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| Wright, C.A. 1863. A visit to the Islet of Filfla, on the south coast of Malta. Ibis (20) 15: 432-440. |
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| Wright, C.A. 1864. List of the birds observed in the Islands of Malta and Gozo. Ibis (1): 42-73, 137-157. |
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PUBLICATIONS by SPECIES |
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Calonectris diomedea diomedea |
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| Becher, E.F. 1884. Shearwaters on the rock of Filfla. Zoologist (3) 8: 467-468. |
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| Borg, J.J. 1999. Philopatry in Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea in Malta. il-Merill 29: 11-15. Pdf File |
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| Borg, J.J. 2000. Was sind Ursachen der SchnabelmiBbildungen junger Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher? Ornithologische Mitteilungen 4(52): 129-131. |
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| Borg, J.J. 2000. The Importance of Vegetation on the choice of nesting sites by Cory's Shearwater. in Yesou, P. & J. Sultana, MEDMARAVIS (Eds.) Monitoring and Conservation of Birds, Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta. |
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| Borg, J.J. 2002. Cross-billed Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea. Il-Merill 30: 43. |
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| Borg, J.J., G. Bonaccorsi & J-C. Thibault. 1999. Note on the wintering of the Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea in the Mediterranean. il-Merill 29: 15-18. |
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| Borg, J.J. & R. Cachia-Zammit. 1998. Monitoring Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea colonies in a Hostile Environment - Malta in. Walmsley, J., V. Goutnier, A. el Hili & J. Sultana (Eds) Seabird Ecology & Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean Sea. Hammamet, Tunisia. |
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| Borg, J. & M. Mallia. 1995. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea found breeding on the North-eastern coast of Malta. il-Merill 28: 23. |
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| Borg, J. & J. Sultana. 1990-91. The Present Status of the Cory' Shearwateron Filfla. il-Merill 27: 9-12. |
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| Borg, J.J. & Sultana, J. 2000. Aspects on the breeding biology of Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in the Maltese Islands. Die Vogelwarte 40: 258-264. Pdf file |
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| Borg, J.J. & J. Sultana. 2002. Status and Distribution of the Breeding Procellariiformes in Malta. il-Merill 30: 10-15. |
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Cachia-Zammit, R. & J. Borg. 1986-87. Notes on the Breeding Biology of the Cory's Shearwater in the Maltese Islands. il-Merill 24: 1-9. |
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| Cachia-Zammit, R. & J. Borg. 1988. The Presence of a Brood Patch in Non-Breeding Cory's Shearwater. il-Merill 25: 11. |
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| Cachia-Zammit, R. & J. Borg. 1988. Cory's Shearwater breeding in its 2nd year. il-Merill 25: 11. |
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| Cachia-Zammit, R. & J. Borg. 1988. The Occurrence of Two Eggs in a Nest of Cory's Shearwater. il-Merill 25: 12. |
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| Cachia Zammit, R. & J.M. Mangion. 1988. Fish spawn entangled to the legs of Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea. il-Merill 25: 10. |
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| Despott, G. 1913. La Berta Maggiore del Mediterraneo Puffinus kuhli-Ciefa: una specie che si Estingue. Arch. Melit. (2) 13-16: 91-92. |
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| Sultana, J. & R. Cachia Zammit. 1988. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea breeding on Hagret il-General. il-Merill 25: 12. |
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| Thibault, J-C, J.J. Borg & D. Ristow. 1996. Comparison of Survival rates between three Mediterranean colonies of Cory's Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea. Deutsches See-und Kustenvogelkolloquium 2-3 November 1996. |
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| Vassallo, A. 1981. Cory's Shearwater feeding on Dogfish liver. Il-Merill 22: 20. |
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Puffinus puffinus |
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| Borg, J.J., J. Sultana, P. Heidrich & M. Wink. 1999. First record of the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta: evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis. il-Merill 29: 18-20. |
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Puffinus yelkouan |
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Borg, J. & R. Cachia-Zammit. 1986-87. Arrival Dates of Manx Shearwater in Colonies in Malta. il-Merill 24: 15. |
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| Borg, J.J., J. Sultana, & C. Coleiro. 2002. Pre-breeding movements and early nest visits by the Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan in Malta. il-Merill 30: 20-23. |
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| Galea, R. 1990-91. Egg Laying in the Mediterranean Shearwater P. yelkouan in Malta. il-Merill 27: 23-24. |
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| Sultana, J. & J.J. Borg. 2002. Note on the Moult of a Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan and a Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea. il-Merill 30: 38. |
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Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis |
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| Borg, J. 1989.The Storm Petrel in the Maltese Islands-A Review. Nat. Sic. IV, XIII (1-2): 45-52. Pdf file |
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| Borg, J. & J. Sultana. 1995. Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus found breeding at Ta' Cenc, Gozo. il-Merill 28: 23-24. |
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| Borg, J.J. &J. Sultana. 2002. Partially albinistic European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis from Filfla. il-Merill 30: 44. |
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Massa, B. & J. Sultana. 1990-91. Status and Conservation of the Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus in the Mediterranean. il-Merill 27: 1-5. |
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| Strickland, H.E. 1844. On Thalassidroma melitensis, Schembri, a supposed new species of Stormy Petrel. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (1)14: 348-349. |
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Morus bassanus |
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| Mangion, J.M., C. Coleiro & M. Mallia. 1988. A review of the status of the Gannet Sula bassana in Maltese Waters. il-Merill 25: 9-10. |
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| Tagliaferro, N. 1892. On Sula bassana in Malta. The Mediterranean Naturalist. |
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Phalacrocorax carbo |
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Borg, J. 1990-91. An Increase in the sightings of Cormorants in Maltese Waters during 1986-88. il-Merill 27: 9-12. |
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Larus michahellis |
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Borg, J. & R. Cachia-Zammit. 1986-87. Analysis of Yellow-Legged Herring Gull Pellets from Filfla Island. il-Merill 24: 19-20. |
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| Borg, J. & R. Cachia-Zammit. 1988. A Review of the Breeding Population of the Yellow-legged Gull in the Maltese Islands. il-Merill 25: 8-9. |
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| Borg, J., R. Cachia-Zammit, & J. Sultana. 1995. Predation by the Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans on Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus on Filfla. il-Merill 28: 19-21. |
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| Vassallo, A. 1980. Herring gulls chasing Grey Herons. Il-Merill 21: 25. |
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Larus hyperboreus |
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| Despott, G. 1933. Cattura di un Gabbiano Glauco a Malta. Riv. Ital. Orn. (2) 3: 48-52. |
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Alca torda |
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Vella Gaffiero, J. 1973. The occurrence of the Alca torda torda (Lin.) in Malta. il-Merill 12: 10-11. |
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