BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2001


RESPONDENT

Yuri Sofronov

SITE NAME

Babaryna-Belkeye Island, Lena Delta, Yakutia, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// // State Nature Reserve "Ust'-Lensky", Ak.-Fedorova, 28, Tiksi, Sakha Republic, 678400, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

18.07

1.08


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers:
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Single track of Arctic Fox was seen on an island shore, and inhabited dens were not found. Nest success was high in colonies of Herring and Sabine's gulls. Hatching was also successful in abundant there Grey Plovers.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYesrare  single track
lemmingsYesrare   
wadersYes hatching  
skuasYes no  
gulls/ternsYes hatching  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Sofronov, Y.N. (2001). Breeding conditions report for Babaryna-Belkeye Island, Lena Delta, Yakutia, Russia, 2001. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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