The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a wader that breeds in subarctic regions from Iceland to Russia, and for which global populations are in decline. We studied snipe breeding in western Iceland between 1998 and 2020, locating nests and ringing birds annually. In 2019 and 2020, we deployed geolocators on nesting adults to estimate the timing of their annual migration and the location of overwintering areas. Birds moved principally between breeding locations in Iceland to wintering areas in Ireland, although some birds may winter farther north. We also found that apparent annual adult survival averaged 66%, but was higher in years with warmer, wetter winters. Given the similarity of our survival estimates to those from snipe elsewhere, we suggest that adult survival is unlikely a major contributor to declining populations, and other factors like habitat loss may be of more concern.

鹬 ( Gallinago gallinago) 是一种在从冰岛到俄罗斯的亚北极地区繁殖的涉禽，全球种群数量正在下降。我们在 1998 年至 2020 年期间研究了冰岛西部的鹬繁殖，每年定位鸟巢和鸣响鸟类。在 2019 年和 2020 年，我们在筑巢的成虫身上部署了地理定位器，以估计它们每年迁徙的时间和越冬区的位置。鸟类主要在冰岛的繁殖地和爱尔兰的越冬区之间迁徙，尽管有些鸟类可能会在更北的地方越冬。我们还发现成年成年表观存活率平均为 66%，但在冬季温暖湿润的年份更高。鉴于我们的生存估计与其他地方的鹬相似，我们认为成年生存不太可能是人口下降的主要原因，