BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2006


RESPONDENT

Feudor Romanenko

SITE NAME

Coasts of the Baidaratskaya Gulf, the Kara Sea, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
// farom@gol.ru // Khoroshevskoe Shosse 50-3-407, Moscow, 123007, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Weather was rainy, windy and colder than usual on both western and eastern coasts of the Baidaratskaya Gulf, from the Yamal and Yugorsky peninsulae sides in August 2006, with air temperatures ranging from 0øC to 9øC and frequent precipitation.

 

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:

low

Breeding conditions:

Two lemmings, numerous Arctic Hares, two Arctic Foxes and one Reindeer were seen during one month. A single Snowy Owl was observed on the Yamal coast, while 2-3 pairs of Rough-legged Buzzards were recorded along the bluffy coast of the Yugorsky. Some nests of buzzards that were checked were not inhabited in 2006.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYesrare   
lemmingsYesrare   
buzzardsYes breeding  
owlsYesrare   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Romanenko, F.A. (2006). Breeding conditions report for Coasts of the Baidaratskaya Gulf, the Kara Sea, Russia, 2006. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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