BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2004


RESPONDENT

Elena Shutova

SITE NAME

Kandalaksha Bay, northern archipelago, White Sea, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(815-33)92250 // ask_kand_reserve@com.mels.ru // Lineinaya St., 27, Kandalaksha, Murmanskaya oblast, 184042, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

25.05

30.09

1-15


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Season was average in temperatures and precipitation. July was warmer and drier than average. Extremal weather events were not recorded.

 

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

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Absolute counts of waterbirds were carried out on islands. All nests were searched for on small islands, and numbers of pairs were counted on large islands.

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
volesYescommonbreeding  
wadersYescommonfledgingYes 
swansYesrare   
geeseYescommon   
ducksYesabundantfledgingYes 
birds of preyYesrarefledging  
buzzardsYesrare   
ptarmigansYescommonfledging  
cranesYesrare   
gulls/ternsYesabundantfledgingYes 
passerinesYescommonfledgingYes 

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment
Mergus mergansermoult several hundred

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
permanent polar/meteorological/reserve station 

 


Recommended citation

Shutova, E.V. (2004). Breeding conditions report for Kandalaksha Bay, northern archipelago, White Sea, 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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