In autumn 2011 a group of three
german students studied bird migration at Muraviovka Park.
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| Muraviovka Park in september 2011 |
On
a nearly daily basis we observed the visible migration from an
observation building next to the headquarter and caught birds with
mist-nets. All birds were banded with rings from Moscow Ringing
Center.
From
7th of september until the 29th of october we were able to trap more
then 2500 birds out of 66 species, and several publications are in preparation now.
Some of the birds are pictured below:
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| Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus |
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| Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans |
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| Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus |
During
this time, hundreds of children and students from the nearby villages
and towns visited the Park to join our project and learn about bird
migration and nature conservation.
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| all eyes on a Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla |
A big
problem for both nature and people of Muraviovka Park are
wildfires. In october 2011, we participated in fire-fighting and
saved not only the buildings but also important breeding habitats of
endangered Red-crowned and White-naped Cranes.
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| fighting fire in the reeds |
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| saving fields and buildings near the headquarter |
