Identification and designation of marine SPAs in Lithuania: current state of play

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Identification and designation of marine SPAs in Lithuania: current state of play"

Transcription

1 Identification and designation of marine SPAs in Lithuania: current state of play Algirdas Klimavi ius ius Nature Protection Department, Ministry of Environment , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 1 3 marine SPAs: location along the coast SPA Baltijos juros priekrante LTPALB001 Klaipda SPA Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas LTKLAB001 Kursiu marios (SPA under establishment procedure) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 2 1

2 SPA Baltijos juros priekrante PALB001 State nature reserve (2005) Marine reserve of Pajuris regional park (1992) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 3 SPA Baltijos juros priekrante LTPALB001: main information 100 % marine area Ha eastern border lays in 50 meters from the coast western border coincides with 20 meter-depth isobaths Protection regime: nature reserve (80 % - state nature reserve, 20 % - nature reserve zone of the Pajuris regional park) Species: Steller s s Eider Polysticta stellerii ( ind), Goosander Mergus merganser ( ind), Little Gull Larus minutus ( ind) Habitats: 1170 Reefs (appr ha) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 4 2

3 SPA Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas LTKLAB001 Marine part of Kursiu nerija national park , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 5 SPA Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas LTKLAB001: main information Total area of the site Ha Marine area Ha eastern border coast of the Curonian Spit western border 3 Km from the coast (appr. correspond to 10 meter-depth isobaths) Protection regime: national park (different funktional zones) Bird species: Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata (>1500 ind) Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca (25 000? ind) Goosander Mergus merganser ( ind) Razorbill Alca torda (>1000 ind) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 6 3

4 Kursiu marios (SPA under establishment procedure) Klaip da LT state border , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 7 Kursiu marios: main information Lithuanian part of Curonian lagoon 100 % marine area Ha temporally not declared as SPA, but 20 % of territory are parts of Kursiu nerija national park and Nemunas delta regional park Bird species: species: Bewick Bewick s Swan Cygnus columbianus (300( ind) Whopper Swan Cygnus cygnus (700( ind) WhiteWhite-fronted Goose Anser albifrons (6000( ind) Pochard Aythya ferina (3500( ind) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (4000( ind) Goldeneye Bucephala clangula (2000( ind) Smew Mergus albellus (400( ind) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 8 4

5 Kursiu marios: main figures Bird species (cont.): Goosander Mergus merganser ( ind) Little Gull Larus minutus ( ind) White-tailed tailed Eagle Haliaetus albicilla (20-30 ind) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 9 Nearest plans finalisation of establishment procedure for Kursiu marios SPA reconsideration of existing SPA borders vs. new data on birds from LIFE-Nature project discussion of draft management plans for marine SPA with stakeholders and adapt protection regime of SPA (if needed) , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 10 5

6 Challenges in designation and management of marine SPA little knowledge on wintering birds distribution in off- shore waters (just outdated data were available during the designation in 2004) difficulties with acceptance by the society (short coast. little aquatorry all protected) by-catch of birds in gill-nets pressures from other (transport, infrastructure, tourism) sectors on the sites: oil terminal, shipping, beach restoration measures, etc , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 11 Thank you for your attention! , Jurkalne Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania 12 6

LIFE Nature project Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea, Reference number LIFE 05 NAT/LV/000100

LIFE Nature project Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea, Reference number LIFE 05 NAT/LV/000100 LIFE Nature project Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea, Reference number LIFE 05 NAT/LV/000100 Final Inventory Report on action: Action A.3 Waterbird inventory Rapporteur: Partner P13, action

More information

Action A3 Waterbird inventory FINAL REPORT

Action A3 Waterbird inventory FINAL REPORT LIFE Nature project Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea Reference number: LIFE 05 NAT/LV/000100 Action A3 Waterbird inventory Action leader P13, Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University

More information

The spatial dimension of marine bird data and its implication for biodiversity monitoring. Ainārs Auniņš Latvian Fund for Nature

The spatial dimension of marine bird data and its implication for biodiversity monitoring. Ainārs Auniņš Latvian Fund for Nature The spatial dimension of marine bird data and its implication for biodiversity monitoring Ainārs Auniņš Latvian Fund for Nature GES criteria Descriptor 1: Biological diversity is maintained. The quality

More information

DENOFLIT - Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of NATURA 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania LIFE09 NAT/LT/000234

DENOFLIT - Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of NATURA 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania LIFE09 NAT/LT/000234 DENOFLIT - Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of NATURA 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania LIFE09 NAT/LT/000234 Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries

More information

Linking integrated marine biodiversity assessment and site evaluation: lessons from LIFE+ DENOFLIT project

Linking integrated marine biodiversity assessment and site evaluation: lessons from LIFE+ DENOFLIT project Linking integrated marine biodiversity assessment and site evaluation: lessons from LIFE+ DENOFLIT project Darius Daunys 1, Mindaugas Dagys 2, Linas Ložys 2, Ingrida Bagdanavičiūtė 1, Justas Dainys 2,

More information

Summary of protection values of Finnish marine protection areas

Summary of protection values of Finnish marine protection areas Appendix 5 Summary of protection values of Finnish marine protection areas s Table lists relevant Finnish Marine s in the vicinity of NSP2 project area and their conservation objectives. Sites are listed

More information

Lithuanian wetlands database: the tool for bird monitoring and conservation in Lithuanian wetlands

Lithuanian wetlands database: the tool for bird monitoring and conservation in Lithuanian wetlands Ornis Hungarica 12-13: 95-103. 2003 Lithuanian wetlands database: the tool for bird monitoring and conservation in Lithuanian wetlands S. Švažas, L. Balčiauskas and L. Raudonikis Švažas S., Balčiauskas,

More information

BEACHED BIRD SURVEYS IN LITHUANIA REFLECT MARINE OIL POLLUTION AND BIRD MORTALITY IN FISHING NETS

BEACHED BIRD SURVEYS IN LITHUANIA REFLECT MARINE OIL POLLUTION AND BIRD MORTALITY IN FISHING NETS Žydelis et al.: Beached bird surveys in Lithuania 161 BEACHED BIRD SURVEYS IN LITHUANIA REFLECT MARINE OIL POLLUTION AND BIRD MORTALITY IN FISHING NETS RAMŪNAS ŽYDELIS 1,2, MINDAUGAS DAGYS 1 & GEDIMINAS

More information

Baltic Flyway Tour: Lithuania Latvia Estonia

Baltic Flyway Tour: Lithuania Latvia Estonia Baltic Flyway Tour: Lithuania Latvia Estonia Baltic flyway is one of the most imortant birds migration route in Wester Palearctic. Each spring millions of birds pass along the Baltic Sea towards breeding

More information

Second Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine. First Winter Season. Period of Investigation. November May 2011

Second Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine. First Winter Season. Period of Investigation. November May 2011 Second Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine First Winter Season Period of Investigation November 21 - May 211 Prepared by Peter D. Vickery, Ph.D. Center for Ecological Research

More information

FIRST OFF-SHORE SITE BIRD MONITORING IN POLAND (DEBKI-BIA OGÓRA, )

FIRST OFF-SHORE SITE BIRD MONITORING IN POLAND (DEBKI-BIA OGÓRA, ) THE RING 7 (0) DOI 0./ring-0-000 FIRST OFF-SHORE SITE BIRD MONITORING IN POLAND (DEBKI-BIA OGÓRA, 00 00) Przemys³aw Busse ABSTRACT Busse P. 0. First off-shore site bird monitoring in Poland (Dêbki-Bia³ogóra,

More information

The numbers of waterfowl in Estonia

The numbers of waterfowl in Estonia selection o f the site would only seem to be in terms of the final few inches. Acknowledgements W e are grateful to the Norsk Polarinstitutt for their help and advice, especially in the shape o f their

More information

Variable impacts of alien mink predation on birds, mammals and amphibians of the Finnish. a long-term experimental study. Archipelago: Peter Banks

Variable impacts of alien mink predation on birds, mammals and amphibians of the Finnish. a long-term experimental study. Archipelago: Peter Banks Variable impacts of alien mink predation on birds, mammals and amphibians of the Finnish Archipelago: a long-term experimental study Peter Banks Mikael Nordström, Markus Ahola, Pälvi Salo, Karen Fey, Chris

More information

Monitoring of waterfowls during the wintering time in the ROSPA0063 Buhusi Bacau Beresti Dam Lakes (Romania)

Monitoring of waterfowls during the wintering time in the ROSPA0063 Buhusi Bacau Beresti Dam Lakes (Romania) Monitoring of waterfowls during the wintering time in the ROSPA0063 Buhusi Bacau Beresti Dam Lakes (Romania) Carmen Gache Al. I. Cuza University from Iassy, Romania, Iassy, 700505, Bd. Carol I, 11A cgache@uaic.ro

More information

4-5 October, 2007, Jūrkalne, Latvia

4-5 October, 2007, Jūrkalne, Latvia Bird conservation in the marine environment: Identification, designation and protection of marine protected areas for birds in the Baltic Sea and beyond 4-5 October, 2007, Jūrkalne, Latvia Goals of the

More information

Skogsøy Spring Migration. Preliminary Results. Julian Bell

Skogsøy Spring Migration. Preliminary Results. Julian Bell Skogsøy 26 Spring Migration Preliminary Results Julian Bell 26 1 1. Introduction...4 2. Species Accounts...5 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata...6 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica...7 Great Northern

More information

First Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine Period of Investigation. August - October 2010

First Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine Period of Investigation. August - October 2010 First Interim Report to ORPC on Bird Studies in Cobscook Bay, Maine Period of Investigation August - October 2010 Prepared by Peter D. Vickery, Ph.D. Center for Ecological Research and Chris Bartlett Maine

More information

International perspective: contribution to a European approach

International perspective: contribution to a European approach Henrik Skov, DHI Water Environment Environment Health hsk@dhigroup.com International perspective: contribution to a European approach we@sea Conference den Helder 1-2 December 2009 Potential conflicts

More information

MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY PHASE I FINAL REPORT

MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY PHASE I FINAL REPORT MONITORING AND MAPPING AVIAN RESOURCES IN THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ERIE, HURON AND MICHIGAN AS AN EVALUATION TOOL FOR POTENTIAL OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANNING MICHIGAN

More information

Lithuanian Case Study Water Quality and Tourism

Lithuanian Case Study Water Quality and Tourism Lithuanian Case Study Water Quality and Tourism Miguel Inácio, Donalda Karnauskaitė & Johanna Schumacher Firstname.lastname@io-warnemuende.de www.baltcoast.net A SYSTEM APPROACH FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL RESEARCH

More information

Migratory flyways in Europe, Africa and Asia and the spread of HPAI H5N1

Migratory flyways in Europe, Africa and Asia and the spread of HPAI H5N1 May 2006 FAO & OIE Avian Influenza and wild birds Migratory flyways in Europe, Africa and Asia and the spread of HPAI H5N1 Ward Hagemeijer & Taej Mundkur Wetlands International Members of the UNEP/CMS

More information

Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, :04 AM - 10:00 AM. 11 species. # Species Count

Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, :04 AM - 10:00 AM. 11 species. # Species Count 1 Field Trip Report Event: Joint Field Trip with Blackbrook Audubon Society, Lorain, OH Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Locations: Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Black River, Lorain, Sheffield Lake

More information

Supplementary material

Supplementary material Supplementary material Thomas Bregnballe, Ole Amstrup, Thomas E. Holm, Preben Clausen & Anthony D. Fox: Skjern River Valley, Northern Europe s most expensive wetland restoration project: benefits to breeding

More information

RUSSIAN FEDERATION. Country Wildlife Response Profiles A Summary of oiled wildlife response arrangements and resources worldwide 9/22/2009

RUSSIAN FEDERATION. Country Wildlife Response Profiles A Summary of oiled wildlife response arrangements and resources worldwide 9/22/2009 VERSION 9/22/2009 Introduction The Russian coast of the Baltic Sea borders the Gulf of Finland (easternmost waters of the Baltic Sea), which is shared by Finland, Estonia and Russia. The total length of

More information

BIRDING TRIP REPORT ICELAND. 26 May 31 May Alex Bevan, Phil Bristow, Maurice Chown, Judd Hunt, & Martyn Watkins

BIRDING TRIP REPORT ICELAND. 26 May 31 May Alex Bevan, Phil Bristow, Maurice Chown, Judd Hunt, & Martyn Watkins BIRDING TRIP REPORT ICELAND 26 May 31 May 2005 Alex Bevan, Phil Bristow, Maurice Chown, Judd Hunt, & Martyn Watkins Introduction Although the number of species on a trip to Iceland is quite low, the amazing

More information

Autumn migration of seabirds pass Põõsaspea in 2013

Autumn migration of seabirds pass Põõsaspea in 2013 Autumn migration of seabirds pass Põõsaspea in 2013 Jon Jörpeland 1 1 Contact: jon.jorpeland@gmail.com. Stockholm, Sweden. May 3, 2014 Abstract During the period between 27 th of August to 26 th of October

More information

Iceland in Winter Thursday 3 Monday 7 December 2009

Iceland in Winter Thursday 3 Monday 7 December 2009 Iceland in Winter Thursday 3 Monday 7 December 2009 Leader: Andy Jones, Iceland Introduction Travelling in Iceland during the winter months is exhilarating. The landscape provides a spectacular backdrop

More information

CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMAL

CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMAL CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMAL Report of Lithuania on implementation of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory species of Wild Animals Period covered by this

More information

The Wildfowl in the Matsalu National Park

The Wildfowl in the Matsalu National Park The Wildfowl in the Matsalu National Park Erik Kumari T h e Matsalu National Park is situated at the mouth of the R. Kasari on the west coast of Estonia, facing the Baltic Sea. For nearly a hundred years

More information

BROADMEADOW RIVER ESTUARY (SWORDS/MALAHIDE), CO. DUBLIN

BROADMEADOW RIVER ESTUARY (SWORDS/MALAHIDE), CO. DUBLIN BROADMEADOW RIVER ESTUARY (SWORDS/MALAHIDE), CO. DUBLIN WATERBIRDS IN JULY AND AUGUST 2008 (with additional counts from 2004-2008) Oscar J. Merne, M.Sc. Ornithologist & Environmental Scientist August 2008

More information

Monitoring Wildlife in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reser ve Using Weekly Driving Sur veys

Monitoring Wildlife in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reser ve Using Weekly Driving Sur veys Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Monitoring Wildlife in the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reser ve Using Weekly Driving Sur veys Kenneth B. Raposa, Ph.D.; NBNERR Matthew Rehor; NBNERR Technical

More information

Meenbog Windfarm EIAR Co. Donegal. Birds Technical Appendix 7.1

Meenbog Windfarm EIAR Co. Donegal. Birds Technical Appendix 7.1 Meenbog Windfarm EIAR Co. Donegal Birds Technical Appendix 7.1 Appendix 7.1 Contents Table 1: Target Species... 3 Table 2: All Species Recorded... 4 2 Table 1: Target Species Species Latin Name Rationale

More information

ARTWEI kick-off meeting Warnemuende 25th 27th April Curonian Lagoon

ARTWEI kick-off meeting Warnemuende 25th 27th April Curonian Lagoon ARTWEI kick-off meeting Warnemuende 25th 27th April 2010 Curonian Lagoon Arturas Razinkovas 1, Boris Chubarenko 2 1 - Coastal Research & Planning Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania art@corpi.ku.lt

More information

Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights

Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights Naturetrek 2 6 March 2017 Jb Aurora near Stykkishólmur The group enjoying the Northern Lights Sperm Whale with Snæfellsjökull in the background A pod of Orca

More information

ESPOO hearing. Danish Energy Agency TECHNICAL NOTE 2 NEARSHORE WIND FARMS: OMOE SOUTH AND JAM- MERLAND BAY

ESPOO hearing. Danish Energy Agency TECHNICAL NOTE 2 NEARSHORE WIND FARMS: OMOE SOUTH AND JAM- MERLAND BAY The Danish Energy Agency ESPOO hearing TECHNICAL NOTE 2 NEARSHORE WIND FARMS: OMOE SOUTH AND JAM- MERLAND BAY Client Consultant Danish Energy Agency Amaliegade 44 DK-1256 Copenhagen K Att.: Søren Keller

More information

Varangerbotn, Karlebotn and Meskelv are strategically situated innermost

Varangerbotn, Karlebotn and Meskelv are strategically situated innermost Varangerbotn Karlebotn Meskelv WWW.BIOFORSK.NO/FUGLETURISME Information sheet for the project «Bird tourism in central and eastern Finnmark», a project part of «The natural heritage as a value creator

More information

Journal of Avian Biology

Journal of Avian Biology Journal of Avian Biology JAV-00441 Fraixedas, S., Lehikoinen, A. and Lindén, A. 2014. Impacts of climate and land-use change on wintering bird populations in Finland. J. Avian Biol. doi: 10.1111/jav.00441

More information

Analysis of sea-watching data from Holme Bird Observatory, Norfolk

Analysis of sea-watching data from Holme Bird Observatory, Norfolk Analysis of sea-watching data from Holme Bird Observatory, Norfolk BTO Authors Aonghais S.C.P. Cook, Chris Thaxter, Lucy J. Wright, Nick J. Moran, Niall H.K. Burton, Jed Andrews, Sophie Barker and Fred

More information

VANTAGE POINT SURVEY REPORT

VANTAGE POINT SURVEY REPORT ABERDEEN HARBOUR EXPANSION PROJECT November 2015 Volume 3: Technical Appendices Appendix 14-A MARINE ORNITHOLOGY VANTAGE POINT SURVEY REPORT Aberdeen Harbour Extension Project, Nigg Bay Data recorded

More information

Waterbirds of Western Pomerania, Poland

Waterbirds of Western Pomerania, Poland Waterbirds of Western Pomerania, Poland Dominik Marchowski 1,2, Jacek Kaliciuk 1, Dariusz Wysocki 1,3 1 West Pomeranian Nature Society, Szczecin, Poland 2 Ornithological Station, Museum and Institute of

More information

Calendar view of Please see below the various birdwatching, wildlife & photography group tours we are offering throughout 2014.

Calendar view of Please see below the various birdwatching, wildlife & photography group tours we are offering throughout 2014. Calendar view of 2014 Please see below the various birdwatching, wildlife & photography group s we are offering throughout 2014. The group s shown on the calendar breakdown into, Scotland, Spain & India

More information

NORTH NORWAY: SPRING SEAWATCHING: 12-17th May, Ed Keeble, John Lowe (UK)

NORTH NORWAY: SPRING SEAWATCHING: 12-17th May, Ed Keeble, John Lowe (UK) NORTH NORWAY: SPRING SEAWATCHING: 12-17th May, 2000 Ed Keeble, John Lowe (UK) General: This report summarises a long weekend seawatching trip to Slettnes in the extreme north of Norway. Slettnes is a lighthouse

More information

WeBS Alerts 1998/99: Changes in numbers of wintering waterbirds in the United Kingdom at national, country and Special Protection Area (SPA) scales

WeBS Alerts 1998/99: Changes in numbers of wintering waterbirds in the United Kingdom at national, country and Special Protection Area (SPA) scales WeBS s 1998/99: Changes in numbers of wintering waterbirds in the United Kingdom at national, country and Special Protection Area (SPA) scales Authors Philip W. Atkinson, Graham E. Austin, Niall H.K. Burton,

More information

Iceland in Winter November 2010

Iceland in Winter November 2010 Iceland in Winter 25-29 November 2010 Introduction Travelling in Iceland during the winter months is exhilarating. The landscape provides a spectacular backdrop to the harsh, wintry conditions that wildlife

More information

Dispersed Waterbirds Survey

Dispersed Waterbirds Survey Dispersed Waterbirds Survey Title Dispersed Waterbird Survey 2002/03 Description and Summary of Results The main wetland sites are counted by the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Core Counts -- monthly counts

More information

Comments on ornithological aspects of the Swedish Proposal for Fisheries Conservation

Comments on ornithological aspects of the Swedish Proposal for Fisheries Conservation Comments on ornithological aspects of the Swedish Proposal for Fisheries Conservation Measures in the Marine Protected Areas Fladen, Lilla Middelgrund, Stora Middelgrund och Röde bank and Morups bank in

More information

Conservation of habitats, biodiversity and biological resources in the cross-border transitional system: the Curonian lagoon

Conservation of habitats, biodiversity and biological resources in the cross-border transitional system: the Curonian lagoon Conservation of habitats, biodiversity and biological resources in the cross-border transitional system: the Curonian lagoon Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas 1, Boris Chubarenko 2 Povilanskas³ and Marija Katarzytė

More information

National Parks and Wildlife Service

National Parks and Wildlife Service National Parks and Wildlife Service Conservation Objectives Series Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA 004076 Page 1 of 39 National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,

More information

P.M. Glazov Institute of Geography RAS

P.M. Glazov Institute of Geography RAS Structure and dynamics of goose areas in Russian Arctic P.M. Glazov glazpech@mail.ru Institute of Geography RAS Main goals: Structure and dynamics of goose areas in Russian Arctic. Studying of breeding

More information

Estonia. 1 6 April 2011

Estonia. 1 6 April 2011 Estonia 1 6 April 2011 Participants Dudley and Mary Baines Roy Evans Paul and Diane Fairney Peter and Andrea Golborn Trevor and Carol Skipper Colin Turvey David Williams Leader Tarvo Valker White-backed

More information

Summaries of Sub-regional Trends in Density Indices PROCEEDINGS 1

Summaries of Sub-regional Trends in Density Indices PROCEEDINGS 1 Trends Observed for Selected Marine Bird Species during 1993- Winter Aerial Surveys, Conducted by the PSAMP Bird Component (WDFW) in the Inner Marine Waters of Washington State David R. Nysewander, Joseph

More information

9 th MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE September 2013, Trondheim, Norway

9 th MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE September 2013, Trondheim, Norway Secretariat provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Doc StC Inf. 9.5 Agenda item 6.a 11 September 2013 9 th MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE 18 19 September 2013, Trondheim, Norway

More information

WeBS Alerts 1999/2000: Changes in Numbers of Wintering Waterbirds in the United Kingdom at National, Country and SSSI Scales

WeBS Alerts 1999/2000: Changes in Numbers of Wintering Waterbirds in the United Kingdom at National, Country and SSSI Scales WeBS Alerts 1999/2000: Changes in Numbers of Wintering Waterbirds in the United Kingdom at National, Country and SSSI Scales Interim Report Authors Philip W. Atkinson, Mark M. Rehfisch & Mark Pollitt Data

More information

Melanitta fusca fusca Western Siberia & Northern Europe/NW Europe

Melanitta fusca fusca Western Siberia & Northern Europe/NW Europe Period 2008-2012 European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity Melanitta fusca fusca Western Siberia & Northern Europe/NW Europe Anne I International action plan No MP Velvet

More information

GAMBELL & SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SPRING & SUMMER DATABASE

GAMBELL & SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SPRING & SUMMER DATABASE 1 GAMBELL & SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SPRING & SUMMER DATABASE through July 2017 compiled by PAUL E. LEHMAN Covers records from (March) April through July. Bracketed records are hypothetical or likely incorrect.

More information

Summer Distribution of Marine Birds in the Western Beaufort Sea

Summer Distribution of Marine Birds in the Western Beaufort Sea ARCTIC VOL. 57, NO. 2 (JUNE 2004) P. 143 159 Summer Distribution of Marine Birds in the Western Beaufort Sea JULIAN B. FISCHER 1 and WILLIAM W. LARNED 2 (Received 16 May 2003; accepted in revised form

More information

Counteracting wetland overgrowth increases breeding and staging bird abundances

Counteracting wetland overgrowth increases breeding and staging bird abundances 1 Counteracting wetland overgrowth increases breeding and staging bird abundances 2 3 4 5 6 Petteri Lehikoinen 1, 2*, Aleksi Lehikoinen 1, Markku Mikkola-Roos 3, Kim Jaatinen 4 1 The Helsinki Lab of Ornithology,

More information

Rat Island. RAT 081, AD, MNI Jaegers RAT 081, AD, MNI RAT 031, BP. Little Kiska.

Rat Island. RAT 081, AD, MNI Jaegers RAT 081, AD, MNI RAT 031, BP. Little Kiska. 022, 1700 1000 280 081, Jaegers 7 1 4 2 Alcid 2001 6 44 65 8 all times 146 38 15 2 42 19 205 534 10 081, 890, Bridge 600 350, Ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 1157 107 78 17 16 308 41 10 17 12

More information

ECOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH FOR DOGLOITCH WOOD, DUNN WOOD AND SOOTHILL BRICK WORKS, CHIDSWELL

ECOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH FOR DOGLOITCH WOOD, DUNN WOOD AND SOOTHILL BRICK WORKS, CHIDSWELL West Yorkshire Ecology Registry of Deeds Newstead Road Wakefield WF1 2DE Tel/Fax: 01924 306 793 Email: ecology@wyjs.org.uk ECOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH FOR DOGLOITCH WOOD, DUNN WOOD AND SOOTHILL BRICK WORKS,

More information

Flood risk assessment in the Nemunas River delta area of Lithuania: a case study

Flood risk assessment in the Nemunas River delta area of Lithuania: a case study Flood risk assessment in the Nemunas River delta area of Lithuania: a case study By Vytautas Dubra, Petras Grecevičius Institute of Maritime and Cultural Landscapes, Klaipeda University, Lithuania Abstract

More information

Benchmarking of national parks on Curonian Spit LT/RU

Benchmarking of national parks on Curonian Spit LT/RU Prepared for ARTWEI 1. Policy Objective & Theme SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES: Preserving coastal environment (its functioning and integrity) to share space 2. Key approaches Integration Participation Knowledge-based

More information

AN INVESTIGATION OF BREEDING BIRDS IN THE AUKSTUMALA BOG

AN INVESTIGATION OF BREEDING BIRDS IN THE AUKSTUMALA BOG Project Restoration of raised bog of Aukštumala in Nemunas Delta Regional Park Project No LIFE NAT/LT/000965 is co-financed by the EU LIFE+ Programme, Republic of Lithuania and the project partners: Amphi

More information

Tracking possible ways of transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 to Greece using ringing recoveries of wild birds

Tracking possible ways of transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 to Greece using ringing recoveries of wild birds Tracking possible ways of transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus HN1 to Greece using ringing recoveries of wild birds Panagiotis GOULIAMTZIS and Vassilis GOUTNER* Department of Zoology,

More information

Marija Kataržytė. A SAF application case study - Bathing water quality issue in lagoon.

Marija Kataržytė. A SAF application case study - Bathing water quality issue in lagoon. A SAF application case study - Bathing water quality issue in lagoon Marija Kataržytė marija.katarzyte@jmtc.ku.lt www.baltcoast.net A SYSTEM APPROACH FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT BONUS-BaltCoast

More information

Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended in Scotland) Schedules 1, 1A, A1, 2, 3 and 4

Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended in Scotland) Schedules 1, 1A, A1, 2, 3 and 4 Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended in ) Schedules 1, 1A, A1, 2, 3 and 4 Schedule 1 (Part 1 - birds protected by special penalties at all times; Part II - birds protected during the close season)

More information

Keeyask Generation Project

Keeyask Generation Project Keeyask Generation Project Terrestrial Effects Monitoring Plan Waterfowl Habitat Effects Monitoring Report TEMP-2016-02 Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Client File 5550.00 Manitoba Environment

More information

Iceland Killer Whales & The Northern Lights

Iceland Killer Whales & The Northern Lights Iceland Killer Whales & The Northern Lights Naturetrek 8 13 March 2015 Aurora from Northern Light Inn Northern Lights over Garðskagi Common Eider with a Common/King Eider hybrid Harlequin Duck Report compiled

More information

Keeyask Generation Project

Keeyask Generation Project Keeyask Generation Project Terrestrial Effects Monitoring Plan Waterfowl Habitat Effects Monitoring Report TEMP-2018-11 Manitoba Sustainable Development Client File 5550.00 Manitoba Environment Act Licence

More information

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Trends in Duck Breeding Populations

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Trends in Duck Breeding Populations U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Trends in Duck Breeding Populations 1955 2015 July 2, 2015 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, 1955 2015 Nathan L. Zimpfer, Walter E. Rhodes, Emily D. Silverman, Guthrie S.

More information

Coastal. (Russia) Abstract. problem sections. South of. by suffers from. erosion. This. is partly due. Kaliningrad coastal tourism.

Coastal. (Russia) Abstract. problem sections. South of. by suffers from. erosion. This. is partly due. Kaliningrad coastal tourism. Sterr, Maack & Schultz (eds.): Development Concept for the Territory of the Baltic Green Belt - A Synthesis Report of the INTERREG IVB Project Baltic Green Belt. Coastline Reports 20 (2012), ISSN 0928-2734,

More information

ICES CM 2003/R:08. Vida ŽILIUKIENĖ

ICES CM 2003/R:08. Vida ŽILIUKIENĖ ICES CM 3/R:8 Distribution and size structure of smelt (Osmerus eperlanus L.) larvae in the Lithuanian part of the Curonian Lagoon during their migration to the Baltic Sea Vida ŽILIUKIENĖ Institute of

More information

Report on Monitoring Mission to. THE CURONIAN SPIT (Lithuania/Russian Federation)

Report on Monitoring Mission to. THE CURONIAN SPIT (Lithuania/Russian Federation) Report on Monitoring Mission to THE CURONIAN SPIT (Lithuania/Russian Federation) 16 18 August 2001 49-51 rue de la Fédération F-75015 PARIS France Téléphone : + 33.1.45.67.67.70 Fax : + 33.1.45.66.06.22

More information

Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada

Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada November 2015 Canadian Wildlife Service Waterfowl Committee CWS Migratory Birds Regulatory Report Number 45 Cat. No.: CW69-16/45-2016E-PDF ISBN: 978-0-660-04034-9

More information

Nova Scotia Christmas Bird Count 2014

Nova Scotia Christmas Bird Count 2014 Please Print Clearly ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Count Name Count Circle Description (Please complete if different from last year) 'N 'W (Briefly describe centre. Describe points on circle's perimeter

More information

Scottish marine Special Protection Area network assessment

Scottish marine Special Protection Area network assessment Scottish marine Special Protection Area network assessment September 2018 Document version control Version Date Author Reason / Comments 1 12/04/2018 Emma Philip, Kate Thompson First draft 2 26/04/2018

More information

ICELAND Winter Orcas & Auroras 6 11 March 2014

ICELAND Winter Orcas & Auroras 6 11 March 2014 ICELAND Winter Orcas & Auroras 6 11 March 2014 TOUR REPORT Leader: Andy Jones Travelling in Iceland during the winter months is an exciting adventure particularly so this time as we had some first hand

More information

The Shetland Beached Bird Survey,

The Shetland Beached Bird Survey, Bird Study ISSN: 0006-3657 (Print) 1944-6705 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbis20 The Shetland Beached Bird Survey, 1979 1986 Martin Heubeck To cite this article: Martin Heubeck

More information

LIFE+ Nature Project DENOFLIT Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of Natura 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania

LIFE+ Nature Project DENOFLIT Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of Natura 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania LIFE+ Nature Project DENOFLIT Inventory of marine species and habitats for development of Natura 2000 network in the offshore waters of Lithuania Summary protocol from DENOFLIT 1 st Advisory Board meeting

More information

SPRING STAGING WATERFOWL ON THE NAKNEK RIVER, ALASKA PENINSULA, ALASKA, MARCH-MAY 2006

SPRING STAGING WATERFOWL ON THE NAKNEK RIVER, ALASKA PENINSULA, ALASKA, MARCH-MAY 2006 SPRING STAGING WATERFOWL ON THE NAKNEK RIVER, ALASKA PENINSULA, ALASKA, MARCH-MAY 2006 Susan E. Savage Wildlife Biologist and William Murray Waterfowl Intern Key Words: Alaska Peninsula, American wigeon,

More information

Point Grey Tidal Marsh Project Standwatch Surveys February 20, 2014 to March 26, 2014

Point Grey Tidal Marsh Project Standwatch Surveys February 20, 2014 to March 26, 2014 Suite 250 1380 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H3 T: 604.669.0424 F: 604.669.0430 hemmera.com Point Grey Tidal Marsh Project Standwatch Surveys February 20, 2014 to March 26, 2014 Report Date July 22,

More information

Arctic Birds & Atlantic Whales Fri 17th-Sun 26th June 2011

Arctic Birds & Atlantic Whales Fri 17th-Sun 26th June 2011 Limosa Trip Report Iceland: Arctic Birds & Atlantic Whales Fri 17th-Sun 26th June 2011 Trip photos (clockwise from top left): Noted on seven dates, Harlequin Ducks are one of Iceland s star birds After

More information

Temporal development of the coastal fish community in the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania)

Temporal development of the coastal fish community in the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania) Temporal development of the coastal fish community in the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania) Authors: Justas Dainys and Linas Ložys Key Message Overall, in the fish community in the Curonian Lagoon there has

More information

Belarus, Lithuania and Russia complete transfrontier wetland project

Belarus, Lithuania and Russia complete transfrontier wetland project Belarus, Lithuania and Russia complete transfrontier wetland project 12 August 2003 Small Grants Fund assists cooperative inventory programme The Small Grants Fund 2001 "Inventory of important transfrontier

More information

Bird Conservation Priorities for the Mid-Atlantic & New England Coast Mitschka Hartley & Melanie Steinkamp

Bird Conservation Priorities for the Mid-Atlantic & New England Coast Mitschka Hartley & Melanie Steinkamp Bird Conservation Priorities for the Mid-Atlantic & New England Coast Mitschka Hartley & Melanie Steinkamp U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Bird Conservation Priorities Overview

More information

ARCTIC BIRDS BREEDING CONDITIONS SURVEY supported by the International Wader Study Group and Wetlands International s Goose and Swan Specialist Groups

ARCTIC BIRDS BREEDING CONDITIONS SURVEY supported by the International Wader Study Group and Wetlands International s Goose and Swan Specialist Groups ARCTIC BIRDS BREEDING CONDITIONS SURVEY supported by the International Wader Study Group and Wetlands International s Goose and Swan Specialist Groups PART TWO: please complete a separate form for each

More information

CARSINGTON MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2003

CARSINGTON MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2003 CARSINGTON MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2003 January highlights were Great Northern Diver, Bewick s Swan, Mandarin, Red-crested Pochard, Greater Scaup, Water Rail, Mediterranean Gull and Stonchat. The Great

More information

Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose** Brant Cackling Goose Canada Goose Cackling/Canada - undifferentiated goose sp.

Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose** Brant Cackling Goose Canada Goose Cackling/Canada - undifferentiated goose sp. NOTE: Species with a ** require some corroboration. At a minimum, write a short statement about the basis of your identification. For species that are truly rare (and not just hard to identify), please

More information

ECOSYSTEM SURVEY OF THE BARENTS SEA AUTUMN 2015

ECOSYSTEM SURVEY OF THE BARENTS SEA AUTUMN 2015 9. MARINE MAMMALS AND SEABIRD MONITORING 9.1 Marine mammals Text by R. Klepikovskiy and N. Øien Figures by R. Klepikovskiy In total 2028 individuals of 11 identified species of marine mammals in August-October

More information

Site Improvement Plan. Liverpool Bay/ Bae Lerpwl SPA. Improvement Programme for England's Natura 2000 Sites (IPENS) Planning for the Future

Site Improvement Plan. Liverpool Bay/ Bae Lerpwl SPA. Improvement Programme for England's Natura 2000 Sites (IPENS) Planning for the Future Improvement Programme for England's Natura 2000 Sites (IPENS) Planning for the Future Site Improvement Plan Liverpool Bay/ Bae Lerpwl Site Improvement Plans (SIPs) have been developed for each Natura 2000

More information

APPENDIX 11O WINTERING SWAN AND GOOSE

APPENDIX 11O WINTERING SWAN AND GOOSE APPENDIX 11O WINTERING SWAN AND GOOSE Legislation The following legislation is the most relevant to whooper swan Cygnus cygnus and greylag geese Anser anser within the study area. The Conservation (Nature

More information

Digital Aerial Baseline Surveys of Marine Wildlife

Digital Aerial Baseline Surveys of Marine Wildlife Digital Aerial Baseline Surveys of Marine Wildlife In Support of New York State Offshore Wind Energy Seasonal PAC Webinar #8 Spring 2018 Dial-in number: 352-327-3264 Access code: 173655 Introduction Greg

More information

WeBS LOW TIDE COUNTS ON ENGLISH SPAs

WeBS LOW TIDE COUNTS ON ENGLISH SPAs Research Report No. 655 WeBS LOW TIDE COUNTS ON ENGLISH SPAs Author N.A. Calbrade Report of work carried out by The British Trust for Ornithology on behalf of Natural England April 2014 British Trust for

More information

Wetland Bird Survey (Core Counts)

Wetland Bird Survey (Core Counts) Wetland Bird Survey (Core Counts) Title Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Core Counts 1954 to present Description and Summary of Results The UK is known to hold large numbers of waterbirds in the non-breeding

More information

Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights

Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights Iceland Winter Wildlife & The Northern Lights Naturetrek 16 20 March 2016 Aurora at Stykkisholmur by Walter Burns Barrow s Goldeneye by Martin Palmer Ptarmigan by Wendy Schmitt White-tailed Eagle by Peter

More information

Marine Seabirds Monitoring Program

Marine Seabirds Monitoring Program Marine Seabirds Monitoring Program Tidal Energy Demonstration Site Minas Passage, 2016 2017 July 2017 Submitted to: Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Submitted by: Envirosphere

More information

Sea Duck Joint Venture Annual Project Summary for Endorsed Projects FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 to Sept 30, 2010)

Sea Duck Joint Venture Annual Project Summary for Endorsed Projects FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 to Sept 30, 2010) Sea Duck Joint Venture Annual Project Summary for Endorsed Projects FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 to Sept 30, 2010) Project Title: No. 2 Identification of Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Migration Corridor for Sea

More information

The Audubon Alaska WatchList 2017 Common species suspected to be declining

The Audubon Alaska WatchList 2017 Common species suspected to be declining The Audubon Alaska WatchList 2017 Common species suspected to be declining The WatchList identifies Alaska birds that are declining or vulnerable, therefore warranting special conservation attention. We

More information

Building the marine Natura 2000 network towards effective management

Building the marine Natura 2000 network towards effective management International Symposium on Marine Nature Restoration in Northern Europe Restoration of Reefs Copenhagen, 11/03/2013 Building the marine Natura 2000 network towards effective management Fotios Papoulias

More information

ALASKA - YUKON WATERFOWL BREEDING POPULATION SURVEY. May 14 to June 5, 2007

ALASKA - YUKON WATERFOWL BREEDING POPULATION SURVEY. May 14 to June 5, 2007 ALASKA - YUKON WATERFOWL BREEDING POPULATION SURVEY May 14 to June 5, 27 By Edward J. Mallek 1 Deborah J. Groves 2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fairbanks 1 and Juneau 2, Alaska TITLE: Waterfowl Breeding

More information

Iceland in Winter: Harlequins & Northern Lights Thu 22 nd Mon 26 th March Limosa Holidays & Travelling Naturalist Trip Report

Iceland in Winter: Harlequins & Northern Lights Thu 22 nd Mon 26 th March Limosa Holidays & Travelling Naturalist Trip Report Limosa Holidays & Travelling Naturalist Trip Report Iceland in Winter: Harlequins & Northern Lights Thu 22 nd Mon 26 th March 2012 The majestic and noisy waterfalls at Gullfoss cascade for more than 40m

More information