BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1989


RESPONDENT

Valentin Kokhanov

SITE NAME

Rybachi Peninsula, south, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
8-10-38-06/278-2-27-82 // // Ostrovskogo St., 30, Krasnogolovka, Mar'insky raion, Donetsk oblast, 85630, Ukraine

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

13.07

15.07

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Low amount of precipitation. Extremal weather events were not observed.

 

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:

Breeding conditions:

Rodents were not observed, likewise Arctic and Red foxes, but dogs were seen. Swans and geese do not breed here due to human disturbance. Reproduction of birds was successful.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Birds were counted on transects totalling 15 km. Broods were recorded, and their approximate age determined.

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
wadersYescommonbreeding  
ducksYescommonbreeding  
skuasYesrarebreeding  
gulls/ternsYescommonbreeding  
passerinesYesabundantfledging  
diversYesrarebreeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment
Polysticta stellerimoult40.00 
Somateria mollissimamoult80.00 

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
vicinities of a permanent human settlementOzerki

 


Recommended citation

Kokhanov, V.D. (1989). Breeding conditions report for Rybachi Peninsula, south, Kola Peninsula, Russia, 1989. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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