BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2006


RESPONDENT

Egor Loktionov

SITE NAME

Totayakha River, Gydan Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(903) 7869566 // ley-ka@mail.ru // Prospekt Lenina 11/6, 27, Obninsk, 249033, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Inventory of protected areas of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

8.08

22.08

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Temperatures dropped below freezing at nights in the second half of August, and reached -12øC on 18 August.

 

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

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

Breeding conditions:

Both avian and mammalian predators were numerous. Found nests of Peregrine Falcons contained 3 chicks each. Waterfowl broods contained on average 5-7 chicks (maximum 10). Human impacts in the area include spring migration of the Nenets people with reindeers and seismic surveys, which will likely become widescale next year in the framework of dase line construction. However, low river depth even at flood time make this area hard to reach for humans.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYescommonbreeding  
wadersYesabundantfledging  
swansYescommonhatching  
geeseYesabundantfledgingYes 
ducksYesabundantfledgingYes 
birds of preyYesabundantfledgingYes 
buzzardsYesabundantfledging  
ptarmigansYesabundantfledging  
skuasYescommonfledging  
gulls/ternsYescommonfledging  
owlsYescommonfledging  
passerinesYesabundantfledging  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment
Anser albifronsmoult  ~250 pairs with broods
Branta ruficollismoult ~50 pairs with broods
Calidris minutamigrant up to 200 on spits
Calidris temminckiimigrant up to 300 on spits

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
area affected by industrial development 
reindeer herding 
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 


Recommended citation

Loktionov, E.Y. (2006). Breeding conditions report for Totayakha River, Gydan Peninsula, 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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