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Coturnix coturnix · Common Quail

Datum	21 maart 2024
Locatie	Punta de Abona (Tenerife), Canary Islands
Fotograaf	Rubén Barone
Bekeken	1561 ×
	A beached bird. Its arrival was linked to the massive deposits of Sargassum algae produced on our coasts during the last months. The species regularly breeds in the Canary Archipelago, but there are also migrant individuals during migration periods, like this, which normally are difficult to see.

Discussie

Michel de Lange
· 14 mei 2024 17:13, gewijzigd 14 mei 2024 17:14

Hi Ruben,

Any idea when the Sargassum influx really took off in the Canaries? The earliest example i could find for Madeira was 29-05-2023 but it lasted until 27-12-2023 before i started to see large fields of Sargassum in Porto Moniz. Gr. M.

Rubén Barone
· 14 mei 2024 20:25

Hi again.

I'm not a marine biologist or expert in algae, but it seems the Sargassum populations come from another part of the Atlantic, and two different species of this genus are arriving on the islands. Some marine biologists are studying this phenomenon affecting also the Madeiran coasts.

Best regards from the Canaries.

Rubén Barone
· 14 mei 2024 20:27

And regarding the dates of the arrival of the Sargassum to the islands, we know that in the case of the Canaries began this year, by March or even before.

Leo JR Boon
· 16 mei 2024 09:07

What is the link between the Quail and the algae?

Rubén Barone
· 16 mei 2024 11:09

I suppose the bird died in the sea close to the coast where I found it, during its migration movement, and later became associated with algae deposition. Probably the association between the Quail and the algae is only accidental.

Best regards.

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