BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1995


RESPONDENT

Norman Price

SITE NAME

Provideniya Bay, Chukchi Peninsula, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(01483)275004/(01483)275651 // 101722.52@compuserve.com // Orchard Lodge, Cranleigh Road, Ewhurst, Surrey GU6 7RJ, UK

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Bering Strait Expedition

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

8.07

30.07

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Away from coast clear bright weather. Coast suffered from high frequency of sea fog. Only one day light rain. Little or no wind.

 

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

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

Breeding conditions:

 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

No information other than comment that there was little obvious bird life beyond various gulls about the harbours and a few passerines.

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
lemmingsNo    
wadersYes    
swansNo    
geeseNo    
ducksNo    
birds of preyNo    
cranesNo    
skuasNo    
gulls/ternsYes    
owlsNo    
passerinesYes    

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
vicinities of a permanent human settlement 

 


Recommended citation

Price, N.D. (1995). Breeding conditions report for Provideniya Bay, Chukchi Peninsula, 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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