Migrations of birds of prey in Ukraine: what do we know about them?
Seasonal migrations are an important stage in the annual life cycle of birds. They are characteristic for most species of Ukrainian birds of prey. However by the present time migratory routes and sites of mass concentrations are still poor known. Except for scientific importance this knowledge is essential for planning and organization of conservation of […]
Current status of the Peregrine Falcon population in Ukraine
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is included in the Red Data Book of Ukraine (1994) as a vulnerable species, and has the status of ‘Least Concern’ in the Red List of IUCN/Birdlife (2004). In the new edition of the Red Data Book (in print) it is referred as ‘rare’. The second half of the 20th […]
Monitoring of Long-legged Buzzard in Mykolaiv Region in 2009
We have been carried out the monitoring of Long-legged Buzzard in Mykolaiv area since 2000. In 2009 8 of 10 traced cases of breeding were successful (one breeding case was informed by Pavlo Panchenko). Reasons of unsuccessful breeding attempts were the following: in one case birds abandoned the nests, probably because of disturbance (the vicinity […]
Some research data on Birds of Prey in Mykolaiv Region
SOME RESEARCH DATA ON BIRDS OF PREY FOR THE BREEDING SEASON OF 2009 IN MYKOLAIV REGION, UKRAINE. Several expeditions of 2009 (April-June) collected some new data on birds of prey in Mykolaiv region. The study area was investigated from the automobile ‘Zhiguli’ and also bicycle. Among the species listed in the Red Data Book of […]
All-Ukrainian Zoological Scientific Conference in Kyiv National University
15-18 September it was held the all-Ukrainian Scientific Conference dedicated to 175-years anniversary of foundation of the Department of Zoology of Kyiv National University named after T.G.Shevchenko. The conference was organized by the Department of Zoology and Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Kaniv Natural Reserve and Ukrainian Union for Bird Conservation. The conference […]