Food habits of mink ( Mustela vison Schreber) at River Sog, South Iceland.

During winter, salmonids and three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus were the most important food items in faecal samples. Birds, especially eggs and young of Passeriformes were the most important food in late May and in June. Young of Anseriformes and Passeriformes became the most important food items in July. During autumn Charadriiformes and fulmar Fulmarus glacialis were eaten but only to a small extent. In August and September salmonids again became the most important food items. Long tailed field mouse Apodemus sylvaticus was taken throughout the observation period except in July, but most frequently during autumn. Bumblebees Bombus jonellus were eaten during summer; other invertebrates were taken in small quantities throughout the observation period. In comparison with costal mink, inland mink took more birds during the summer. -from English summary