BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2004


RESPONDENT

Irina Yakshina

SITE NAME

Bolshoi Lyakhovsky Island, Kygylyakh Cape, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// i_yakshina@rambler.ru // 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:

25.07

7.08


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

As usual in the area, drizzle, fog and moderate wind was prevailing weather in the period of surveys from 25 July to 7 August.

 

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:

average

Breeding conditions:

We found one inhabited nest of Rough-legged Buzzards, observed broods of Turnstone and Dotterel, wandering Sanderlings and a flock of migrating Grey Phalarope of approximately 50 birds.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Lemming numbers were average similarly to the southern coast of the island.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYescommon   
wadersYes hatching  
buzzardsYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Yakshina, I.A. (2004). Breeding conditions report for Bolshoi Lyakhovsky Island, Kygylyakh Cape, 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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