Results of bird surveys in the North-Western Black Sea region in 1991-2000

I. I. Chernichko1, E. A. Chaykovskaya1, R. N. Chernichko1, E. A. Diadicheva1, P. I. Gorlov1, V. V. Kinda1, T. A. Kirikova1, D. A. Kivganov1, M. A. Nesterenko1, Yu. V. Zharikov1, M. Ye. Zhmud1, Svitlana Vynokurova2, Oleksii Marushchak2

1 , Ukraine; 2 I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15, 01030, Kyiv, Ukraine

Corresponding author(s): I. I. ChernichkoE. A. ChaykovskayaR. N. ChernichkoE. A. DiadichevaP. I. GorlovV. V. KindaT. A. KirikovaD. A. KivganovM. A. NesterenkoYu. V. ZharikovM. Ye. Zhmud, Svitlana Vynokurova (svetlana.vinokurova@gmail.com)

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Resource Citation

Chernichko I I, Chaykovskaya E A, Chernichko R N, Diadicheva E A, Gorlov P I, Kinda V V, Kirikova T A, Kivganov D A, Nesterenko M A, Zharikov Y V, Zhmud M Y, Vynokurova S (2023). Results of bird surveys in the North-Western Black Sea region in 1991-2000. Version 1.1. Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station. Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=blackseabirdsoccurrence1&v=1.1

Abstract

The dataset contains data on the registration of 164 bird species in the Northwestern Black Sea region. Counts were carried out in the Stensovsko-Zhebriyansky floodplains (Danube delta), Kartal and Kuhurlui lakes, the Sasyk reservoir, the Tuzla group of estuaries, on the Tiligul estuary and in the estuary zones of some small rivers in the region. The study area covers (completely or at least partially) 6 Ramsar wetlands: “Kuhurlui lake”, “Kartal lake”, “Sasyk lake”, “Kyliiske mouth”, “Shagany-Alibei-Burnas lakes system” and “Tylihulskyi liman”. All works on birds' counting were organized by the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station and were carried out with the participation of its employees, however, in some cases, researchers from other organizations participated as well (the names of all survey participants are indicated in the list of authors of this dataset). In 1999, birds' counts were carried out within the framework of the project “Proposals for the restoration, management and protection of lakes Kartal, Kuhurlui, Izmailske, the islands of Tataru, Minor and Major Dalera, the inclusion of promising wetlands of the Odessa region in the project “Partners in Wetlands”. In 2000, counts in Stensovsko-Zhebriyansky floodplains were conducted within the framework of the project “Current state of biodiversity and economic use of the Stensovsko-Zhebriyansky floodplains” with the financial support of the WWF project in Ukraine “Partners in Wetlands”.

Keywords: Occurrence, Odes'ka Oblast', Ukraine, birds, Aves, ornithofauna, fauna, biodiversity, avifauna, registrations, Observation

Data published through GBIF: https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=blackseabirdsoccurrence1

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The dataset consists of registrations of birds (class: Aves) only.
Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Apodiformes, Bucerotiformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Columbiformes, Coraciiformes, Cuculiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gaviiformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Podicipediformes, Suliformes

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The dataset consists of registrations of birds made within the Odesa administrative region of Ukraine.
Coordinates: 45°17'56.4''N and 47°10'6.2''N Latitude; 28°38'39.52''E and 31°4'53.23''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: March 28, 1991 - October 3, 2000

Methods

Method step description: 
- . 	Conducting of field surveys.

- . 	Visual, audial and other registrations of birds.
- . 	Indentification of species (subspecies, genus, family, morph).
- . 	GPS-tracking, counting, georeferencing.
- . 	Organizing of a dataset according to Darwin Core standards.
Study extent description: The research was carried out during irregular field expeditions of employees of the Azov-Black Sea Ornithological Station on the wetlands of the North-Western Black Sea region in 1988-2000.
Sampling description: Bird counts were carried out using 10-12x binoculars during walking or driving on routes along the shores of the studied water bodies. All birds, regardless of whether they were on the reservoir or adjacent land, were counted. In some cases, a 30x optical tube was used. During the surveys, all birds were assigned to a specific control area of arbitrary shape, the boundaries of which were determined by natural landmarks. The coordinates for bird registration are the coordinates of the center of such a site, which were determined using the QGIS program. The accuracy of coordinate estimation was determined as the maximum distance from the center to the boundary of the site.
The nomenclature follows the Catalog of Life.
Quality control description: The authors (all experienced ornithologists or bird-watchers) are fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the published dataset.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Results of bird surveys in the North-Western Black Sea region in 1991-2000
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/archive.do?r=blackseabirdsoccurrence1
Publication date of data: 2023-11-04
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-11-04
Hierarchy level: Dataset