BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1995


RESPONDENT

Sergey Paskhalny

SITE NAME

Salekhard, western Siberia, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(34992) 5-19-10 // spas2006@yandex.ru // Zelyonaya Gorka, 18-1, Labytnangi, Tumenskaya oblast, 629400, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: early

Weather conditions:

Extremely early spring, (70-80% of snow melted in April), 2 may - ice-movement on Ob. Summer cold and rainy.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: 2 May
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

average

Breeding conditions:

Waders migrated in a number of waves: southern species - between 7 and 21 May, tundra species in usial dates in late May - early June. Vole numers increased, high breeding density showed buzzards and Short-eared Owls. Arctic Foxes do not inhabit this area in summer. Temmink's Stint number increased. Wader reproductive conditions were satisfactory.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
lemmingsYes breeding  
wadersYes breeding  
birds of preyYes breeding  
owlsYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment

 


Recommended citation

Paskhalny, S.P. (1995). Breeding conditions report for Salekhard, western Siberia, Russia, 1995. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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