ANNEX 2. AVIAFAUNA SURVEY RESULTS

Migratory aspects of the aviauna of the research area.

Spring migration of birds

1. According to the approved ToR and the project schedule for the CASA-1000 project, studies on bird migration were conducted during the birds’ migratory period in the period from March, April, May -August, 2017 in the vicinity of the high-voltage transmission line (HVTL) in DRS and Khatlon provinces of the Republic of Tajikistan.

2. The research tasks included assessment of migratory birds’ flux, identification of birds mass groups, determination of migrants species composition, intensity of their movements, migration directions, daily activity and height of flight. At the same time, foot inspections of the adjacent areas were carried out at the places of transmission lines for the detection of dead or wounded birds under them.

3. In total, about 38 bird species which belong to 6 orders and 17 families were recorded during the observation period.

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