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SITE NAME
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Rybachy Peninsula, Kola Peninsula, Russia
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| (8152)534869 // haliaeetus51@rambler.ru // Ledokolny proezd, 5-18, Murmansk, 183050, 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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15.06
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5.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| Rainy dull weather with almost daily precipitation prevailed in June. Mean daily air temperature ranged from +7-+10°C. Wind speed reached 20-25 m/s during storm lasting for 3 days in the end of June. The season was probably average in timing.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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Arctic Foxes were not recorded. Reindeers were encountered almost daily during the whole period of studies in flocks of 15-100 animals. Three pairs of Rough-legged Buzzards and a pair of Peregrine Falcons bred in the study area, where also one White-tailed Sea Eagle was regularly seen, and a pair of Gyrfalcons was recorded once. Six Ravens were resident in the area. Owls and grouse were not recorded.
Human impact was considerable in the area, as fishermen's motorboats moved along the coast on all days and at any time.
The principal research was carried out on the seabird colony where we counted 40000 nests of Kittiwakes, more than 500 nests of Common Murres and less than 70 nests of Thick-billed Murres. A colony of Great Cormorant contained 120 nests, and 141 bird was recorded on nests or nearby. Other breeding birds included the Common Eider (4 nests), Bean Goose (brood), Black Guillemot, Razorbill (one bird on nest), Herring Gull (2 nests) and White Wagtail (nest).
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Rodents abundance was not studied, however, voles and signs of their activities were recorded everywhere during observations from 15 June - 5 July, and several dead animals were discovered in nests of Rough-legged Buzzards.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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