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SITE NAME
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Tersky Bereg, Kola Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
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| 23-96-55 // // MMBI, Vladimirskaya St., 17, Murmansk, 183010, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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25.07
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28.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
rivers: |
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
high
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Breeding conditions:
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Rough-legged Buzzards and Peregrine Falcons were common and bred. We also saw Short-eared Owls, Northern Harriers, Kestrels, Merlins and White-tailed Sea Eagles. Willow Grouse were abundant in coastal tundra, and their broods contained 10-16 juveniles.
Among waders European Golden Plovers, Oystercatchers, Ringed Plovers and Common Snipes bred, while status of the Little Ringed Plover and Redshank was not determined. Grey Plover, Turnstone, Ruff, Whimbrel, Red-necked Phalarope, Sanderling, Dunlin and Greenshank were migrating in autumn, the latter two species in high numbers. Nesting density of Common Eiders was very low: 3 broods per 100 km of shoreline. Large colony of Arctic Terns was found, with several hundred nests at an area of about 1 hectare.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Pathways, feeding places and toilets of voles were found in high numbers everywhere on coastal weadows and in sedge marshes, while burrows and piles of soil were found in dry habitats. These observations indicate high numbers of voles, probably Tundra and Short-tailed voles.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Microtus sp. | abundant |
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Summary
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