New breeding site of the Relict Gull in Kazakhstan. - G.V. Boyko. - Berkut.
14 (1). 2005. - P. 23.
A colony with 20–30 nests was found in Pavlodar region near the village of Akku
on an island among the small saline lake Aksor (51.27 N, 77.51 E) on 18.05.2005.
Birds nested jointly with other gulls, terns and waders. Measurements of 9 eggs
from 3 clutches: 56,3–64,0 x 41,8–44,1 mm, on average 59,5 x 43,0 mm. This colony
is situated in 600 km to the northwest from the nearest known breeding site
on the Alakol lake. It is the northernmost from found colonies. [Russian].
E-mail: geo-boyko@yandex.ru.