BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2004

RESPONDENT

Yuri Krasnov

SITE NAME

Watershed of Ivanovka and Drozdovka bays, Eastern Murman, 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:

21.06

21.06

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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:

high

Breeding conditions:
Two nests of Rough-legged Buzzards were found in the area. Bird counts have been carried out on a transect 10 km long, crossing all typical habitats of mountain tundra, including coastal area and sparse birch forest. Density of Rock Ptarmigan was 1.2 bird/km. Nests were found or behaviour indicated breeding in the following species: Black-throated Diver, mallard, European Wigeon, Pintal, Rough-legged Buzzard, Rock Ptarmigan, Eurasian Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Dotterel, Wood Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Arctic Skua, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Hooded Crow, Raven, Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Bluethroat, Fieldfare, Ring Ouzel, Redwing, Brambling, Snow Bunting.
Breeding status of a group of 5 Whooper Swans, 9 Teals and a single Bean Goose remained unclear. Redpols were wandering birds in the area.
 

Rodent dynamics:
Voles were common.

Rodent species recorded:
LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
volesYescommon   
wadersYes breeding  
swansYes    
geeseYes    
ducksYes breeding  
buzzardsYes breeding  
ptarmigansYes breeding  
skuasYes breeding  
gulls/ternsYes breeding  
passerinesYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 

Recommended citation
Krasnov, Y.V. (2004). Breeding conditions report for Watershed of Ivanovka and Drozdovka bays, Eastern Murman, Russia, 2004. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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