BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2001


RESPONDENT

Yuri Krasnov

SITE NAME

North-west of Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
23-96-55 // science@mmbi.info // MMBI, Vladimirskaya 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

31.01

31.12

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

 

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

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

Breeding conditions:

Dogs and mink are common in the area.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Bird counts were carried out daily (whenever possible), and included recording of age, sex, behaviour and reactions to disturbance.

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
volesYes    
wadersYescommonfledging  
geeseYesrare   
ducksYescommonfledging  
birds of preyYesrare   
gulls/ternsYescommonfledging  
passerinesYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment
Larus ridibundussummering60.00 

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
seasonal fishing/hunting 
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 


Recommended citation

Krasnov, Y.V. (2001). Breeding conditions report for North-west of Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea, 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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