Saker Falcon projects - International Wildlife Consultants Ltd.

availability assessed by means of transect counts and diet assessed from pellet
analysis.
Staff: Dr. Andrew Dixon, Dr. Lutfor Rahman, Ariunzul Lhagvajav, Gankhuyag
Purev-Ochir, Amarsaikhan Saruul; Amarkhuu Gungaa, Batbayar Galtbalt,
Nyambayar Batbayar
Participating organisations: IWC; WSCC; National University of Mongolia
Period of project: 2007-2012
Status: On-going as part of an MSc project based at the National University of
Mongolia.
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) feeding behaviour during the nestling period in the
central Mongolian steppe
Based on 24 hour video camera analysis of feeding behaviour at artificial nests.
Information on nest visit rates, prey type, brooding and feeding behaviour.
Staff: Dr. Andrew Dixon, Ariunzul Lhagvajav, Nyambayar Batbayar
Participating organisations: IWC; WSCC; National University of Mongolia
Period of project: 2010
Status: Manuscript in preparation as part of an MSc project based at the National
University of Mongolia.
Nesting density and breeding success of Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in relation
to spatial variation in prey availability in the central Mongolian steppe
Based on data from 20 grids of artificial nests across central Mongolia from 2011-12.
Prey availability assessed by means of transect counts.
Staff: Dr. Andrew Dixon, Amarkhuu Gungaa, Dr. Lutfor Rahman, Gankhuyag
Purev-Ochir, Batbayar Galtbalt, Nyambayar Batbayar
Participating organisations: IWC; WSCC; National University of Mongolia
Period of project: 2011-12
Status: on-going as part of an MSc project based at the National University of
Mongolia.
Survival studies:
Turnover rates of breeding Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in a population subject
to harvest for falconry