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SITE NAME
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Krasnaya Gulf, Vaigach Island, Russia
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| Contact details
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| 23-96-55 // science@mmbi.info // MMBI, Vladimirskaya 17, Murmansk, 183010, 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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31.07
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31.07
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Date of ice-break on
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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Arctic Foxes were not seen. Three single Rough-legged Buzzards and one probably nesting pair were recorded. A pair of Pomarine Skuas showing territorial behaviour, and one wandering skua were observed. Two pairs of Glaucous Gulls and two pairs of Herring Gulls were noted.
Geese observation included one brood of Bean Geese with 4 chicks, a predated nest of Barnacle Geese on coastal rocks, and two broods of the latter species in the coastal area. One flock of Common Eider females without chicks was present near the coast-line.
The Ringed Plover was the most common wader; other observations included twos of the Grey Plover, Red-necked Phalarope and Temminck's Stint. Wandering family parties of Snow Buntings were common. Pairs of White Wagtails, Lapland Buntings, Meadow Pipits and Red-throated Pipits were rairly recorded.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Many under-snow nests and droppings of lemmings were recorded on 31 July in tundra to the south of the bay, but animals were not seen.
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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