Numbers of Common Murres breeding along coasts of northeastern Atlantic region.
Region/Site
Sites
Year(s)
Pairs a
Trend
Source
U. a. aalge
Davis Strait
6
1996
1,500-2,000i
Declining
641
Boertmann, D., A. Mosbech, K. Falk and K. Kampp. (1996). Seabird colonies in western Greenland (60°-79°30' N lat.). Roskilde, Denmark: NERI.
GREENLAND SEA
Iceland
71
2006-08
698,053
Declining
526
Garðarsson, A., G. A. Gudmundsson, and K. Lilliendahl (2019). [The numbers of large auks on the cliffs of Iceland in 2006-2008.] Bliki 33:35-46. (Icelandic, English Summary)
See Appendix 7 for details
U. a. hyperborea
NORWEGIAN SEA
Jan Mayen
2
1983
<1,000
Declining
SEAPOP b, 642
van Franeker, J. A., C. J. Camphuysen, and F. Mehlum (1998). The birds of Jan Mayen. Circumpolar Journal 13:28-43.
Norway, mainland
19
2020
46,000
Declining
SEAPOP b; 559
Bakken, V., D. Boertmann, A. Mosbech, B. Olsen, A. Petersen, H. Strøm, and H. Goodwin (2006). Nordic Seabird Colony Databases ̶ Results of a Nordic Project on Seabird Breeding Colonies in Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard. TemaNord 2006:512, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark.
See Appendix 8 for details
BARENTS SEA
Spitsbergen
22
1987-97
35,000?
Declining
Strøm in 559
Bakken, V., D. Boertmann, A. Mosbech, B. Olsen, A. Petersen, H. Strøm, and H. Goodwin (2006). Nordic Seabird Colony Databases ̶ Results of a Nordic Project on Seabird Breeding Colonies in Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard. TemaNord 2006:512, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bjørnøya
1
2019
156,000
Increasing
SEAPOP b; Fauchald pers.comm.
Finland
1
1975-80
50
Increasing?
refs. in 47
Nettleship, D. N., and P. G. H. Evans (1985). Distribution and status of the Atlantic Alcidae. In The Atlantic Alcidae: Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas (D. N. Nettleship and T. R. Birkhead, Editors), Academic Press, London, United Kingdom. pp. 54-154.
KARA SEA
Murmansk Coast
10
2000-08
7,800-8,400
Declining
643
Strøm, H., M. V. Gavrilo, J. V. Krasnov, and G. H. Systad (2009). In Seabirds (J.E. Stiansen, O. Korneev, O. Titov, P. Arneberg, A. Filin, J. R. Hansen, Ǻ. Høines, and S. Marasaev, Editors). Joint Norwegian-Russian Environmental Status Report on the Barents Sea Ecosystem, Part II – Complete report. IMR/PINRO Joint Report Series, 3/2009. pp. 67-73
Novaya Zemlya
7-9
2000-08
750
Declining
643
Strøm, H., M. V. Gavrilo, J. V. Krasnov, and G. H. Systad (2009). In Seabirds (J.E. Stiansen, O. Korneev, O. Titov, P. Arneberg, A. Filin, J. R. Hansen, Ǻ. Høines, and S. Marasaev, Editors). Joint Norwegian-Russian Environmental Status Report on the Barents Sea Ecosystem, Part II – Complete report. IMR/PINRO Joint Report Series, 3/2009. pp. 67-73
U. a. intermedia
BALTIC SEA
Helgoland, Germany
1
1986
2,500
Increasing
644
Vauk, G., J. Prüter, and E. Hartwig (1989). Long-term population dynamics of breeding bird species in the German Wadden Sea area. Helgolӓnder Meeresunters 43:357-365
Sweden
5
1998
8,000-12,000
Increasing
465
Olsson, O, T. Nilsson, and T. Fransson (2000). Long-term study of mortality of the Common Guillemot in the Baltic Sea. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Report 5057. Stockholm, Sweden
Denmark
1
1998
2,000-3,000
Increasing
465
Olsson, O, T. Nilsson, and T. Fransson (2000). Long-term study of mortality of the Common Guillemot in the Baltic Sea. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Report 5057. Stockholm, Sweden
U. a. spiloptera
NORWEGIAN SEA
Faeroe Islands
25
1997-99
100,000
Declining?
Olsen in 559
Bakken, V., D. Boertmann, A. Mosbech, B. Olsen, A. Petersen, H. Strøm, and H. Goodwin (2006). Nordic Seabird Colony Databases ̶ Results of a Nordic Project on Seabird Breeding Colonies in Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard. TemaNord 2006:512, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark.
645
Cadiou, B., Y. Jacob, P. Provost, F. Quénot, and Y. Février (2020). Bilan de la saison de reproduction des oiseaux marins en Bretagne en 2019. Rapport de l’Observatoire Regional de l’Avifaune de Bretagne, Brest, France.
Spain & Portugal
4
1981-82
100
Declining
646
Bárcena, F., A. M. Teixeira, and A. Bermejo (1984). Breeding seabird populations in the Atlantic sector of the Iberian Peninsula. In Seabirds of the World: Their Status and Conservation (J. P. Croxall, P. G. H. Evans, and R. Schreiber, Editors). Technical Publication No. 2, International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, UK. pp. 335-345.
a Count value with ‘i’ indicates individual birds, not pairs.
b Seabird Population Mangement and Petroleum Operations.