Pronkevich V.V., Gluschenko Y.N., Korobov D.V., Maslovskiy K.S., Maleko PH.N., Atrokhova T.A., Slaght J., Tiunov I.M., Matveenko D.V.
Amurian zoological journal 2024; 16(1): 220-260
The article is based on materials collected by the authors in 2018- 2022 in the Shchastya Bay (Sea of Okhotsk) and in the Nikolaevsky District of the Khabarovsk Krai. The article presents new data on the distribution, abundance, and biology of 57 species of birds, among which 19 are listed in the Red Book of Russia and 22 in the Red Book of the Khabarovsk Krai. It is the first time that the Shchastya Bay was visited by 11 migratory species of birds. The records new for the Khabarovsk Krai include the Kentis Plover, the Arctic Tern and the Red-billed Starling. There is evidence in support of the immigration of Yellow-legged Gull, Staty-backed Gull, Black-tailed Gull and Little Tern. The article argues for the expansion of the protected areas of the Shchastya Bay to preserve it as an ornithological area of world importance.
