Birds of the Shokalskiy Island and the Yavay Peninsula (the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district)
Bird observations were carried out on the Shokalskiy Island and the Yavay Peninsula located in the northwestern part of the Gydan Peninsula. This territory lies in the arctic tundra subzone and makes up the western part of the Gydanskiy Nature Reserve. The observations were fulfilled in different years. Overall, 72 bird species have been registered in the study area in the open water period (July - September).