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Ringing Corncrake in Ukraine

The Corncrake is not red-listed in Ukraine, though its European population is declining. It is an indicator species for wet grasslands in river floodplains.

The project on ringing Concncrakes during autumn migration has started in 2007 in the bottle-neck area of Crimea (Ay-Petri Yaila). This was done within the frame of the project “Establishment of Part-Time Ringing Station to Assess Numbers of Corncrakes Migrating Though Crimean Bottle-Neck” and will last for 5 years. The project is supported by the RSPB and conducted in cooperation with the Yalta Mountain-forest Nature Reserve, as the ringing station is located within its boundary.

The project started in 2007. It included development of methodology with accounting for foreign and national experience and species ecology. Detailed instructions and field forms were prepared; team of volunteers established, all necessary equipment acquired; plan of work agreed upon with the Republican Committee of Natural Resources of the Autonomous Republic of Krym, and licence received from the Ministry of Environmental protection of Ukraine. The ringing was conducted in August-September.

Results, Dissemination, Further Plans

During fild work, almost 680 corncrakes were ringed. The project will continue in 2008. Proposal is considered on ringing Corncrakes also during spring migration. Based on first year results, relevant article is published in the membership newsletter.

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