References Compiled for Honey-buzzard


  1. Agostini, Nicolantonio, Coleiro, Charles, & Panuccio, Michele, Analysis of the Autumn Migration of Juvenile Honey-buzzards (Pernis apivorus) across the Central Mediterranean, J Raptor Research 38 (3) 283-286 (2004).

  2. Agostini, N, Panuccio, M, & Massa, B, Flight Behaviour of Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus during Migration over the Sea, Buteo 14 3-10 (2005).

  3. Agostini, Nicolantonio, & Mellone, Ugo, Migration strategies of Oriental Honey-buzzards Pernis ptilorhyncus breeding in Japan, Forktail 23 182-183 (2007).

  4. Alerstam, Thomas, Bird Migration, Cambridge (1993).

  5. Baker, Kevin, Identification Guide to European Non-Passerines, BTO Guide 24 (1993).

  6. Batten, L A, European Honey-buzzard Survey 2000 and 2001: preliminary results and requests for further surveys, British Birds 94(3) 143-144 (2001). Also see Ogilvie (2003) below for final results.

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  8. Bijlsma, Rob G, Handleiding Veldonderzoek Roofvogels, KNNV Uitgeverij, Utrecht (1997).

  9. Bijlsma, Rob G, Honey Buzzard, in: EBCC Atlas of European Birds, Hagemeijer, Ward J M, & Blair, Michael J, edd, T & AD Poyser 130-131 (1997).

  10. Bijlsma, Rob G, Vermeulen, Minou, Hemerik, Lia, & Klok, Chris, Demography of European Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus, Ardea 100(2) 163-177 (2012).

  11. BirdForum threads, debating Honey Buzzards in Northumberland 8930 9006 11155 23909 27634 85529 88470 123047 302320 (2003-2015) and in northern England 33280 (2005).

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  16. Bruderer, Bruno, Blitzblau, Shai, & Peter, Dieter, Migration and Flight Behaviour of Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus in Southern Israel observed by Radar, Ardea 82(1) 111-122 (1994).

  17. BTO, Scandinavian raptor surprise, Birdwatch, http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/website/content/view/1977/32/ (2008).

  18. Catchpole, C K, Vocal Communication in Birds, Studies in Biology 115 (1979).

  19. Catley, G, Honey-buzzards in Lincolnshire with special reference to the 2000 invasion, in Lincolnshire Bird Club Articles http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/articles/Honey_1.htm (2001).

  20. Cieślak, Marian, & Dul, Bolestaw, Feathers: Identification for Bird Conservation, Natura, Warsaw (2006).

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  22. Clark, William S, A Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, The Middle East and North Africa, illustrations by Schmitt, N John, Oxford (1999).

  23. Clements, R, The Hobby in Britain: a New Population Estimate, British Birds 94(9) 402-408 (2001).

  24. Clements, Rob, Honey-buzzards in Britain, British Birds 98(3) 153-155 (2005).

  25. Collins Bird Guide, Mullarney, K, Svensson, L, Zetterström, D, & Grant, Peter J, Collins Field Guides, HarperCollins, London (2001).

  26. Combridge, Pete, Christie, David A, & Ferguson-Lees, J, Breeding European Honey-buzzards in Britain, British Birds 96(5) 258-260 (2003).

  27. Combridge, Pete, Christie, David A, & Ferguson-Lees, I J, Breeding Honey-buzzards in Britain: fact, fiction and wishful thinking, British Birds 98(9):488-489 (2005).

  28. Cooper, J, The Influx of Honey Buzzards and other Raptors in Sussex during Autumn 2000, Sussex Bird Report no.53, 187-192 (2001).

  29. Couzens, Dominic, Birds by Behaviour, Collins (2003).

  30. Cramp, S, (ed.), The Birds of the Western Palearctic, II, Oxford University Press (1980).

  31. Cramp, S, (ed.), The Birds of the Western Palearctic, III, Oxford University Press (1983).

  32. Desmet, Emmanuel, & Faveyts, Wouter, Toptrek boven de Lage Landen: Hoe bijzondere weersfactoren leidden tot buitengewone roofvogeltrek boven Nederland en Vlaanderen op 13 en 14 september 2008, In Het Veld, Natuur.oriolus 75(3) 73-78 (2009), http://www.natuurkoepel.be/vwg/archief/roofvogeltrek2008.pdf.

  33. Dierschke, V, Occurrence of raptors on Helgoland (German Bight, North Sea): regular migration or wind drift? Vogelwelt 122: 247-256 (2001) available here.

  34. Duff, Daniel G, Has the Plumage of juvenile Honey-buzzard evolved to mimic that of Common Buzzard? British Birds 99((3) 118-128 (2006).

  35. Elliott, Simon T, Diagnostic Differences in the Calls of Honey-buzzard and Common Buzzard, British Birds 98(9) 494-496 (2005).

  36. Etheridge, Brian, European Honey-buzzard 1 442-445, in: The Birds of Scotland, Forrester, Ron, & Andrews, Ian, edd, Scottish Ornithologists' Club (2007).

  37. Ferguson-Lees, James, and Christie, David A, Raptors of the World, Christopher Helm (2001).

  38. Forsman, Dick, & Shirihai, Hadoram, Identification, Ageing, and Sexing of Honey-buzzard, Dutch Birding 19(1) 1-7 (1997).

  39. Forsman, Dick, The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East. A Handbook of Field Identification, T & AD Poyser (1999).

  40. Forsman, Dick, The Winter Buzzard, Birdwatch, no. 140, February, 33-36 (2004).

  41. Forsman, Dick, Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Christopher Helm, Separating Common Buzzard and European Honey-buzzard, p.302 (2016).

  42. Fraser, P A, & Rogers, M J, Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2000, British Birds 95(12) 610-612 (2002).

  43. Gantlett, S, & Millington, R, Honey Buzzards in September 2000, Birding World 13: 363-364 (2000).

  44. Garcia, Ernest F J, & Bensusan, Keith J, Northbound Migrant Raptors in June and July at the Strait of Gibraltar, British Birds 99(11) 569-575 (2006).

  45. Génsbøl, Benny, Collins Birds of Prey, Collins (2008). 
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  47. Groombridge, Brian, Honey-buzzards in Britain: flatlining or increasing? http://honey-buzzard.blogspot.com/2012/02/honey-buzzards-in-britain-flatlining-vs.html (2012). 
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  49. Hake, M, Kjellén, N, & Alerstam, T, Age-dependent migration strategy in Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus tracked by satellite - OIKOS 103:341-349 (2003). available here

  50. Hancock, J, A Catalogue of the Birds of Northumberland and Durham, Nat. Hist. Trans. Newcastle 6 1-174 (1874).

  51. Hardey, Jon, Crick, Humphrey, Wernham, Chris, Riley, Helen, Etheridge, Brian, & Thompson, Des, Raptors: A Field Guide to Survey and Monitoring, Scottish Natural Heritage (2006).

  52. Harvey, Malcolm, Honey-buzzards in Britain, British Birds 98(9):489-490 (2005).

  53. Heinzel, Hermann, Fitter, Richard, & Parslow, John, Birds of Britain & Europe: with North Africa & the Middle East, HarperCollins, London (1995).

  54. Highland of Scotland study group, Forest Enterprise, Highland Foundation for Wildlife, Highland Raptor Study Group, Honey Buzzards Tracked by Satellite from Inverness, Honey Buzzards (2001-2004).

  55. Holloway, Simon, The Historical Breeding Atlas for 1875-1900, T & AD Poyser (1996)

  56. Irons, Anthony, Breeding of the Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire Ornithological Society 15pp (1980).

  57. Jonsson, Lars, Birds of Europe, Christopher Helm (1992).

  58. Kjellén, N, & Roos, G, Population Trends in Swedish Raptors demonstrated by Migration Counts at Falsterbo, Sweden 1942-97, Bird Study 47(2) 195-211 (2000).

  59. Kostrzewa, A, Honey Buzzard, in: BWP Update, 2(2) 107-120 (1998).

  60. Lees, C Alexander, The 2008 Honey Buzzard Influx, Lincolnshire Bird Report 2008 124-129 (2009).

  61. Leysen, K, Roofvogeltrek over Vlaanderen op 9 oktober 2002. Natuur.oriolus 69(3): 104-109 (2003).

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  64. Macià, F X, Menchetti, M, Corbella, C, Grajera, J & Vila, R. Exploitation of the invasive Asian Hornet Vespa velutina by the European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus. Bird Study, 66:3, 425-429 (2019); summarised by BirdGuides, European Honey Buzzards prey on invasive hornets, https://www.birdguides.com/articles/ornithology/european-honey-buzzards-prey-on-invasive-hornets/ (2019).

  65. McInerny, Christopher J, Honey-buzzard carrying a reptile during display flight, Scottish Birds 34(2) p.143 (2014).

  66. McInerny, C J, KD Shaw, A Little, K Little, K Hoey, K Gibb. B Kerr, Honey-buzzards in central Scotland: observations and comparisons from two study areas during 2017, Scottish Birds 38(1) 15-29 (2018).

  67. McInerny, C.J., Shaw, K.D., Hoey, K., Little, A., Little, K., Gibb, K., Kerr, B & Nadin, J.S. Honey-buzzards in central Scotland during 2018: a different breeding year. Scottish Birds 38, 308-313 (2018).

  68. McInerny, C J, & Shaw, K D, The honey-buzzard in Scotland: a rare, secretive and elusive summer visitor and breeder, The Glasgow Naturalist (online 2018) Volume 27, Part 1, available at  https://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn27_1/McInerny&Shaw_HoneyBuzzard.pdf

  69. McKenzie, Des, London Raptors: a review of September 2008, BirdGuides, http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=1462 (2008).

  70. Meyburg, B-U, Ziesemer, F, Martens, H D, & Meyburg, C, On the biology of the Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) - Results of Satellite Tracking, 7th international symposium Population Ecology of Raptors and Owls, Halberstadt, Germany 21-24 October http://www.raptor-research.de/pdfs/a_sp100p/a_sp148_Meyburg_2010_Honey_Buzzard.pdf (2010).

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  72. Mitchell, D, The Honey Buzzard Invasion: a Once in a Lifetime Event, Birdwatch 101 60-61 (2000).

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  75. Naoroji, Rishad, Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent, Christopher Helm, London (2006).

  76. Newman , Kenneth, Birds of Southern Africa, Struik, Cape Town (2002).

  77. Newsome, Mark, The Honey-buzzard Passage in Autumn 2008, Birds in Durham 2008, Durham Bird Club 177-186 (2009).

  78. Newton, Ian, Population Ecology of Raptors, T & AD Poyser (1979), print-on-demand (2010).

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  80. Northumberland County Records Committee, the Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Review, Birds in Northumbria 2004, 223-225 (2005).

  81. Oddie, Bill, & Doherty, Paul, The Raptors of Britain & Europe, Video Guide VHS, Bird Images, Sherburn-in-Elmet.

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  85. Panuccio, M, Agostini, N, Lucia, G, Mellone, U, Ashton-Boot, J, Wilson, S, Chiatante, G, & Todisco, S, Local weather conditions affect migration strategies of adult Western Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus) through an isthmus area, Zoological Studies 49(5) 651-656 (2010). pdf

  86. Panuccio, M, Agostini, N, Wilson, S, Lucia, G, Ashton-Booth, J, Chiatante, G, Mellone, U, & Todisco, S, Does the Honey-buzzard feed during Migration? British Birds 99(7) 365-367 (2006).

  87. Panuccio, M, Chiatante, G, & Tarini, D, Two different migration strategies in response to an ecological barrier: Western Marsh Harriers and juvenile European Honey Buzzards crossing the central-eastern Mediterranean in autumn, Journal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki 19 10-18 (2013). pdf

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