BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1998


RESPONDENT

Eugeny Syroechkovski, Jr.

SITE NAME

Anabar River, middle reaches, Saskylakh settlement, Yakutia, Russia

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(095)246-71-54/(095)124-79-32 // ees@gcnet.ru // Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Leninski prospekt, 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

4


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Ice-break occurred on 6 June near Saskylakh. The flood was high due to large amount of snow.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers: 6 June
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Arctic Foxes were not recorded. Wader density was low in late July, but this is likely to be typical for the area. Predation was low, or moderate. Buzzards were breeding at a low density and had small clutches. Among skuas only Long-tailed was found breeding with low numbers. Territorial pairs of Pacific Golden Plover and Grey-rumped Tattler were observed, and nests of Turnstone and Curlew Sandpiper found nearly 100 km from a seacoast.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Both lemming species in early June were rare near Saskylakh, and met only on watersheds. However, numerous winter nests and other tracks were found.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
lemmingsYesrare   
wadersYesrarebreeding  
buzzardsYesrarebreeding  
skuasYesrarebreeding long-tailed

 

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

Syroechkovski, Jr., E.E. (1998). Breeding conditions report for Anabar River, middle reaches, Saskylakh settlement, Yakutia, Russia, 1998. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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