Dr. Vasilij Kostyushin
Background / Contact (vk@raptors.org.ua)
Main works on birds of prey
1. Domashevsky S.V., Kostyushin V.A. 2001. Record of the Long-legged Bazzard (Buteo rufinus) wintering in the northern part of Ukraine. Vestnik zoologii: 35(3): 88.
2. Domashevsky S.V., Pismenniy K.A. & Kostyushin V.A.. 2005. About breeding of Long-legged Buzzard in the forest zone of Ukraine. Berkut 14(1): 138-139. [in Russian]
3. Domashevsky S.V., Kostyushin V.A. & Gavrilyuk M.N. 2005. Distribution and numbers of breeding birds of prey in the lower reaches of the Teterev river (Kyiv region). In: Present-day problems of zoology and ecology. Proceedings from the International conference dedicated to 140th anniversary since foundation of Mechnikov Odessa National University, Department of Zoology of ONU, Zoological museum of ONU and 120th birthday anniversary of the honoured scientist of the USSR, professor I.I. Puzanov, 22-25 April 2005, Odessa, pp. 74-75. [in Russian]
4. Kostyushin V.A.& Domashevsky S.V. 2006. Species composition and number of birds of prey in Northern Ukraine in the winter periods of 2000-2003. Vestnik zoologii. 40(5): 473-476. [in Russian]
5. Domashevsky S.V., Kostyushin V.A. & Pismenniy K.A. 2008. Number of Lesser Spotted Eagle in flood-plain of Irpen river (Ukraine). In: Research and conservation of the Greater Spotted Eagle and Lesser Spotted Eagle in North Eurasia: Proceedings from 5th Conference on birds of prey of North Eurasia. 4- 7 February 2008, Ivanovo: Ivan.State.Univers., pp. 87-90. [in Russian]
6. Kostyushin V.A., Domashevsky S.V. Observation of Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus Gallicus (Gm.), and Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina C.L. Brehm, in central part of Polesye in 2002-2006 years. – Finding of animals of Red Book of Ukraine. – Kiev. – 2008. – P. 100.
7. Domashevsky, S. V., Kostyushin, V. A. 2008. The Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus L.) breeding in the south of Kyiv Polissia. In: Latest studies on Birds of Prey and Owls. Proceedings of the 3d International Scientific Conference “Birds of Prey of Ukraine”, Kryvyi Rih, 24-25 October 2008. (eds. M.N.Gavrilyuk, G.V. Fesenko). – Kryvyi Rih, pp. 120-121 [in Russian]
8. Domashevsky, S.V., Kostyushin, V. A., Pismenny, K. A. 2008. A find of a breeding group of the Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus (Cretzschm.) in the south of Kyiv region. In: Latest studies on Birds of Prey and Owls. Proceedings of the 3d International Scientific Conference “Birds of Prey of Ukraine”, Kryvyi Rih, 24-25 October 2008. (eds. M.N.Gavrilyuk, G.V. Fesenko). – Kryvyi Rih, pp. 122-124 [in Russian]