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CONSERVATION of MARINE and COASTAL BIRDS in the MEDITERRANEAN Editors: Pierre Yésou, Joe Sultana, John Walmsley, Hichem Azafzaf 2016 CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND COASTAL BIRDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Editors: Pierre Yésou, Joe Sultana, John Walmsley, Hichem Azafzaf PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNEP-MAP - RAC/SPA SYMPOSIUM, HAMMAMET - TUNISIA - 20 TO 22 FEBRUARY 2015 ASSOCIATION "LES AMIS DES OISEAUX" Association "Les Amis des Oiseaux » (AAO) is a Tunisian NGO working for the study, monitoring and protection of bird populations in Tunisia. AAO carries out conservation programmes for sedentary and migratory birds and their habitats through relevant projects and activities (information, awareness raising, advocacy, monitoring, capacity building, etc.). Founded in 1975, AAO has actively integrated national, regional and international networks and programmes aiming at the conservation of birds and their key sites. Thus, it is the official partner of BirdLife International in Tunisia, a member of IUCN and a founding member of the MedWaterbirds, MedWet North Africa, RANDET and TunWet networks. CONSERVATOIRE DU LITTORAL The French Coastal Agency (Conservatoire du littoral) is a public entity aimed at purchasing coastal territories in order to improve their preservation. This organization has cooperation activities focused on the Mediterranean since 20 years and coordinate the Mediterranean Small Initiative since 2005 to promote and support management actions on micro-insular territories. Seabird species are one of its main preoccupations, therefore conservation actions to marine avifauna has been carried out in the framework of the “Albatross” project to improve knowledge and struggle against threats affecting seabirds and their habitats. Another objective of the PIM initiative is structuring seabird conservationists network, and pooling monitoring and ringing data of seabird species. TOUR DU VALAT The Tour du Valat, located in the heart of the Camargue in southern France, was founded in 1954 by Luc Hoffmann. It develops today programmes of research into the functioning of wetlands, and tests out management methods and puts them into practice on the estate. Results are communicated by means of training, partnerships and the implementation of innovative projects. The Tour du Valat is involved at the scale of the Mediterranean Basin, in collaboration with •local stakeholders •universities and NGOs, and public research bodies •governmental and international organisations Its mission: To halt and reverse the destruction and degradation of Mediterranean wetlands and their natural resources, and promote their wise use. The Station’s programmes are managed by multidisciplinary teams. Proceedings of the UNEP-RAC/SPA symposium, 2 | Hammamet - TUNISIA - 20 to 22 February 2015 ISBN : 978-9938-9574-3-3 This publication should be cited as follows: Yésou, P., Sultana, J., Walmsley, J. and Azafzaf, H. (Eds.) 2016. Conservation of Marine and Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean. proceedings of the Unep-Map-Rac/Spa Symposium, Hamammet 20 to 22 February 2015, Tunisia. 176 P Published by : The Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (UNEP-MAP-RAC/SPA), Association « Les Amis des Oiseaux » (AAO), BirdLife Tunisia and Medmaravis. Cover photo: © Hichem Azafzaf Designed by: IGD Communication Rue du Lac Léman - Immeuble Omrane - Bloc B - 2ème étage - Bureau N°12 Les Berges du Lac 1 - Tel: (+216) 71 962 295/71 962 296 - Fax: 71 962 299 Printed by: Simpact Conservation of Marine and Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean | 3 THE EDITORS Pierre Yésou is working for Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (ONCFS), a public body within the Ministry in charge for the Environment in France. He acts as an international expert on marine and coastal birds for this Ministry. He is a regular participant at the conferences organized by Medmaravis, and is well versed in the Mediterranean seabird scene. Joe Sultana is an ornithologist who has been an active member of MOS (now BirdLife Malta) since its inception in 1962. He has been a Council Member of Medmaravis since its inception in Alghero in 1986 and served as Chairman of the Council (1995- 2011). Also served as Chairman of the ICBP European Section (1985-1992), World Council Member of BirdLife International (1994-99), and as a consultant of RAC/SPA and the European Diploma of the Council of Europe. John G. Walmsley worked as an Avian Ecologist at the Tour du Valat Biological Station studying marine and coastal seabirds during the past 40 years. Has maintained a close relationship with MEDMARAVIS as project manager in the Mediterranean region and representative at international meetings and conferences, and has organized and edited several Symposia Proceedings. Hichem Azafzaf is a keen ornithologist, serving as Chairman of the Association « Les Amis des Oiseaux » (AAO), BirdLife Partner in Tunisia. He was the North-African regional representative on the AEWA Technical Committee up to 2015 when he served also as the Committee’s Vice-Chairman. As an international coastal and waterbirds expert, he was one of the authors of the Atlas of Libyan waterbirds. He has been involved with Medmaravis since the first symposium in Tunisia, and now he is this Association’s General Secretary. Conservation of Marine and Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean | 5 Published by The Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) Association « Les Amis des Oiseaux » (AAO), BirdLife Tunisia & Medmaravis 2016 Conservation of Marine and Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean | 7 “CONTENTS WELCOME ADDRESS BY RAC/SPA 11 WELCOME ADDRESS BY ASSOCIATION “LES AMIS DES OISEAux” 12 WELCOME ADDRESS BY TOUR DU VALAT 13 WELCOME ADDRESS BY MEDMARAVIS ” 14 WELCOME ADDRESS BY CONSERVATOIRE DU LITTORAL SMALL ISLAND INITIATIVE 16 A TRIBUTE TO DR. ALAN R. JOHNSON (1941-2014) 18 PART I : SPECIES OF PARTICULAR MEDITERRANEAN IMPORTANCE 21 CONSERVATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BALEARIC SHEARWATER PUFFINUS MAURETANICUS: AN UPDATE J.M. ARCOS 22 ARE THERE MORE YELKOUAN SHEARWATERS PUFFINUS YELKOUAN THAN WE THOUGHT? DILEK SAHIN 27 PRELIMINARY DATA ON BREEDING POPULATIONS OF CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA AND PUFFINUS YELKOUAN IN THE MARINE SCI ITB040020 “ISOLA DEI CAVOLI, SERPENTARA, PUNTA MOLENTIS, CAMPulongu” (CAPO CARBONARA MARINE PROTECTED AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SARDINIA) SERGIO NISSARD, CARLA ZUCCA, FABIO CHERCHI 31 SCOPoli’s SHEARWATER CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA AT RACHGOUN ISLAND, ALGERIA AHMED TAIBI, BOUSSAD OUBAZIZ AND MOHAMED GHERMAOUI 35 POPULATION ESTIMATES IN MALTESE PELAGIC BREEDING BIRDS: NUMBERS, TRENDS AND AN APPEAL TO ASSESS THESE CAUTIOUSLY JOHN J. BORG, JOE SULTANA, BEN METZGER & NICHOLAS BARBARA 38 Proceedings of the UNEP-RAC/SPA symposium, 8 | Hammamet - TUNISIA - 20 to 22 February 2015 EFFECTS OF HABITAT FEATURES ON THE THE COMMON SHELDUCK TADORNA ABUNDANCE OF GREATER FLAMINGO TADORNA, AN IMPORTANT COASTAL PHOENICOPTERUS ROSEUS WINTERING IN BREEDING SPECIES AND BIO-INDICATOR THE GULF OF GABÈS, TUNISIA OF SALINE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE FOUED HAMZA & SLAHEDDINE SELMI 43 MEDITERRANEAN JOHN G. WALMSLEY 75 AN UPDATE OF THE STATUS OF THE TWO PELECANUS SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN-BLACK SEA REGION PART II : REGIONAL AND GIORGOS CATSADORAKIS 47 NATIONAL STATEMENTS 81 SCALE-DEPENDENT APPROACHES APPLIED FIFTY YEARS OF SEABIRD RESEARCH AND TO THE CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY CONSERVATION IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS: OF A COSMOPOLITAN RAPTOR: THE OSPREY ARE WE GETTING THERE? FLAVIO MONTI 53 JOE SULTANA, JOHN J. BORG, NICHOLAS BARBARA & BEN METZGER 82 CONSERVATION THE MOGADOR ISLAND COLONY OF ELEONORA´S FALCON FALCO STATUS OF MARINE AND COASTAL BIRDS ELEONORAE PROJECT: METHODS FOR A OF MONTENEGRO: SPECIES LISTED UNDER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND STUDY OF ANNEX II OF THE BARCELONA CONVENTION BREEDING PARAMETERS PROTOCOL ON SPECIALLY PROTECTED SCHAMEL ABDENBI, ARAFA HARAK, SOUAD AREAS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN THE ZERDOUK, ADNAN HABIB, HOUDA HADI, MEDITERRANEAN UGO MELLONE, VICENTE URIOS, HAYTEM DARKO SAVELJI 88 BOUCHRI & HAMID RGUIBI IDRISSI 58 SEABIRDS OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS: THE SLENDER-BILLED GULL LARUS GENEI STATUS AND RECENT CHANGES (1987-2014) BREEDING IN EGYPT IN 2014 JOAN MAYOL, JORDI MUNTANER MOHAMED HABIB 63 & RAFEL MAS 91 CHICK DIET COMPOSITION OF LESSER MARINE BIRDS OF THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS, CRESTED TERN STERNA BENGALENSIS SOUTH TYRRHENIAN SEA: PRESENT STATUS EMIGRATA AT THEIR MEDITERRANEAN AND CONSERVATION BREEDING SITES IN LIBYA PIETRO LO CASCIO 96 ABDULMAULA HAMZA, MIKE ELLIOT, NICK CUTTS, JABER YAHIA AND KHALED IMPORTANCE OF MOROCCAN ATLANTIC ELSHOMANI 67 COASTAL ZONES FOR WINTERING PELAGIC SEABIRDS OBSERVATIONS OF SAunders’s TERNS SIDI IMAD CHERKAOUI, ASMAE ESSABBANI BREEDING AT RAS SUDR, EGYPT, IN 2014 & ADEL BOUAJAJA 100 MOHAMED HABIB 73 Conservation of Marine and Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean | 9 PART III : THREATS AND DEVELOPMENT OF WINDFARMS IN SURVEY TECHNIQUES 105 MOROCCO: LANDSCAPE AND BIRDS HOUDA HADI, VICENTE URIOS, ANAS RAT ERADICATIONS ON ITALIAN ISLANDS BENNANI, FOUAD SALHI & HAMID RGUIBI FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BREEDING IDRISSI 132 SEABIRDS NICOLA BACCETTI, DARIO CAPIZZI & RELEVANCE OF REFUSE DUMPS IN THE PAOLO SPOSIMO 106 DIET OF YELLOW-LEGGED GULL LARUS MICHAHELLIS FROM THE BREEDING A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ABOUT COLONY OF CHIKLY ISLAND (TUNISIA): CONTAMINANTS IN MEDITERRANEAN 3 YEARS OF MONITORING SEABIRDS: AIDA ABDENNADHER, FRANCISCO A WORK IN PROGRESS RAMÍREZ, MOHAMED SALAH ROMDHANE, FABRIZIO BORGHESI 114 LLUIS JOVER AND CAROLINA SANPERA 138 A SHARED PROTOCOL TO INVESTIGATE THE ECOTOXICOLOGICAL STATUS OF THE PART IV: CONSERVATION MEDITERRANEAN SHAG PHALACROCORAX NETWORKS 143 ARISTOTELIS DESMARESTII IN THE TYRRHENIAN SEA SEABIRDS AND THE NEED FOR A
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