Tracking radar
Falsterbo peninsula is a well known migration hot spot where many migrating birds pass each year, especially during the autumn season. We use tracking radar at the Falsterbo peninsula, south Sweden, to track nocturnal migrants. We want to answer questions about how the topography and wind situation affect the passing migrants.
The tracking radar is used in the following project:
Tracking individual birds
Our radar is a tracking radar that follows individual birds. It is manually operated and small birds can be tracked at distances up to 30 kilometers and at altitudes between 100 and 5000 meters. The echoes are identified by the operator of the radar based on the appearance of the signals and wing beat frequency sampling. Species are very difficult to distinguish with the radar, but some special flight behaviors are identifiable, such as the bounding flight used by many passerines.- 1 of 2
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