BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1993


RESPONDENT

Vladimir Kalyakin

SITE NAME

Laborovskaya mulda, south-west Yamal, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)479-74-13 // // Shirokaya St., 9-1-260, Moscow, 129282, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

 

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:

average

Breeding conditions:

Favourable weather conditions together with low numbers of Arctic Fox and increasing lemming numbers enabled successful wader breeding. Almost all the mammal-eating birds (Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl and skuas) bred. In late July - early August broods were observed in almost all the local wader species, i.e. in Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruff, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica and snipes.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN THE STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesYesrare   
lemmingsYescommon   
wadersYes    
buzzardsYes breeding  
skuasYes breeding  
owlsYes breeding Short-eared

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Source(s):

Tomkovich, P.S. 1998. Breeding conditions for waders in Russian tundras in 1993. International Wader Studies 10:124-131.

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