Abstract

In work of the Raptor Ringing Center of the Russian Raptor Research and Conservation Network in 2016 participated 30 ornithologists-researchers and birdwatchers who have ringed in total 295 individuals of 23 species of birds of prey and owls in the 19 regions of the Russia (Vologda, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Pskov, Nizhny Novgorod, Sverdlovsk, Yaroslavl, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Volgograd, Orenburg regions, Republic of Altai, Republic of Tatarstan, Udmurtskaya Republic, Republic of Chuvashia, Republic of Tyva, Republic of Khakassia, Altai Kray, Krasnoyarsk Kray). 281 nestlings from 20 species are ringed in the nests. Before the release into nature, after rehabilitation, 9 birds of the 7 species in the Ulyanovsk region and 5 birds of the 2nd species in the Novosibirsk region are ringed. From colour ringed birds the leaders are White-Tailed Eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ) – 64 ind., Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) – 46 ind., and Eastern Imperial Eagle ( Aquila heliaca ) – 41 ind. Within the ringing program also 6 nestlings of the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra ) are ringed. For period from 1 June 2016 – 30 May 2017 the information was received about the registration of 34 birds with rings from which 32 birds were identified. Among recoveries the leaders are Osprey (9 ind.), Eastern Imperial Eagle (7 ind.), White-Tailed Eagle (5 ind.), Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis ) and Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug ) (4 ind. of each).

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