New nesting site for Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) in a polyspecific colony of aquatic birds on Taşaul Lake (Romania)
Journal Title: Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute - Year 2016, Vol 22, Issue
Abstract
In the Natura 2000 site, ROSPA 0060 Taşaul - Corbu Lakes, the nesting of Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus Bruch 1832) have been confirmed in 2016. The presence of the species in the breeding season was regurarly recorded in this location since 2008. The novelty is that it is the first proved nesting of the species in Romania, except the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve perimeter, in the last 100 years. The colony is located on the La Ostrov island on Taşaul Lake (Constanţa county). The island hosts a polyspecific colony of aquatic birds, 5 species being recorded during our investigations. In the first phase several counts have been performed from the lake shore using adequate optical equipment and on 24th of June 2016 a direct count on the island have been done. The colony comprises 3 orders Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes and Charadriiformes: Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) - 12 pairs, 800-900 pairs of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), 100-200 pairs of Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), 30-50 pairs of Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and about 1,000 pairs of Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans). Monitoring of the colony should continue in the following years. Access to the island should be allowed only outside the breeding season of the Dalmatian Pelicans. The colony should be treated as a core area in Natura 2000 site.
Authors and Affiliations
Mihai Marinov, Alexandru Dorosencu, Vasile Alexe, Cristina Nanu, Janos Botond Kiss
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP234947
- DOI -
- Views 149
- Downloads 0
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve: archaeological patrimony
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is home of an impressive number of archaeological and historical sites. The earliest traces of human presence on this territory date back to the Middle and Late Paleolithic. Such traces are...
Study of pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) fishery from Razim Lake, Danube delta Romania
The Razim Lake is a great part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR), with a surface of 54,000 ha. Fish fauna from Razim lake include pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) as one of the main top predators of fish communi...
Some features of biology of tubenose goby Proterorhinus marmoratus (Pallas, 1814) (Gobiidae, Perciformes) in the Kerch strait
The present paper provides data on length-weight composition and sex ratio, respectively information about spawning and feeding of tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus) from the Kerch strait. A total number of 1200 sp...
Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata) migrating upstream the Danube river and larval drift downstream to the Black Sea in 2016
The genus Alosa is present only in the northern hemisphere of the earth with four species living in North America and others five in Europe, from which Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata) is subject of present study. Migratio...
New data on presence and distribution of the otter (Lutra lutra) in two Natura 2000 Sites of Community Interest (SCI), from Iași county (Romania)
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), listed in Annex II and IV of the Habitats Directive and in IUCN Red List as near threatened, used to be widespread till XXth Century through Europe. Now its distribution is scarce as re...