Hello all
Thank you,
Hellem and
Liz 
TRACKER MAP
KATRIN - OCTOBER 14th
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Katrin is still in the same place, on the Lake Tălăbasca, near Tudor Vladimirescu and Hanu Conachi, Galati county, Romania.
Distance flown: 5.87 km
Battery level: 89%
CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BIRDS’ FAUNA’S DIVERSITY IN THE NATURAL RESERVE “TĂLĂBASCA MARSH” FROM THE INFERIOR BASIN OF SIRET RIVER
Carmen GACHE
“Al. I. Cuza” University Iași, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I 20A, 700505 Iași, Romania, cgache@uaic.ro
Abstract. Till now, there was not properly scientific data on birds‟ presence in the natural reserve Tălăbasca Marsh from the inferior valley of Siret River. Starting from 1994, the Tălăbasca Marsh has protected natural area status, in order to preserve the steppes flora and fauna, with some transition elements to the plain forest habitat, but, also, with characteristic wetlands influences. There is one caretaker that is managing the protected areas, working to develop an ecological management plan for it.
Beginning from autumn of 2004, we started the first regular study focused on the avifauna diversity in this area, identifying
125 bird species in the Tălăbasca Marsh perimeter, part of them listed in the Annex 1 of the Birds‟ Directive. Our results permitted, also, to include this perimeter in the
Romanian Nature 2000 Network, like part of one
Special Protected Area (SPA) from the Siret River basin. The birds find there an enough quiet place for resting and reproductive season, with favourable breeding habitats and a great variety of available food resources. Between the breeding species, we mention: Platalea leucorodia, Nycticorax nycticorax, Cygnus olor, Aythya nyroca and one colony of terns (Sterna sp. and Chlidonias sp.), between which we notice the breeding presence of the White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), very rare in this part of Romania. There are present two rarities breeding species in Romania: Tadorna tadorna, present with one-two pairs, at least irregular breeding and Recurvirostra avosetta, with two-four pairs. We met groups of pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) that are coming here for food. We analyses also the impact of different human activities on the birds‟ fauna. … Somewhere in the meadow forest,
Black Storks (Ciconia nigra) may have a nest, the species being observed during migration time, but also, searching for food during the summer time. …
http://cercetare.bio.uaic.ro/publicatii ... 7-2010.pdf
That's great! It looks like Katrin found a good area.
