<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nine new ringing recoveries of Lesser Spotted Eagles have been collected from abroad and 4 ornithological rings have been successfully read in Slovakia using a monocular up to the end of August 2008. Three of the nine records were from the wintering grounds in Botswana and Zambia (2x), 2 come from a traditional autumn migrating route (Turkey, Israel), 1 ringing recovery represents an autumn spotting in Greece, 1 comes from the spring migration from Turkey and two incomplete records from Hungary. In Slovakia, observation of an adult male shows its fidelity of to the breeding territory even after 6 or 7 years; another male has in his 5th year been nesting 18 km from the site he hatched at. The next observation in Slovakia is represented by a 3 year old non-breeding individual which occured 50 km from the site he hatched at. The final record was of a year old individual that stayed 40 km from the site he originated from. This data suggests that young birds return to Europe right after their first wintering in South Africa.</p></abstract>

Nine new ringing recoveries of Lesser Spotted Eagles have been collected from abroad and 4 ornithological rings have been successfully read in Slovakia using a monocular up to the end of August 2008. Three of the nine records were from the wintering grounds in Botswana and Zambia (2x), 2 come from a traditional autumn migrating route (Turkey, Israel), 1 ringing recovery represents an autumn spotting in Greece, 1 comes from the spring migration from Turkey and two incomplete records from Hungary. In Slovakia, observation of an adult male shows its fidelity of to the breeding territory even after 6 or 7 years; another male has in his 5th year been nesting 18 km from the site he hatched at. The next observation in Slovakia is represented by a 3 year old non-breeding individual which occured 50 km from the site he hatched at. The final record was of a year old individual that stayed 40 km from the site he originated from. This data suggests that young birds return to Europe right after their first wintering in South Africa.

The latest results of ringing the Lesser Spotted Eagles (<italic>Aquila pomarina</italic>) in Slovakia

J. Švermu 1, SK-071 01 Michalovce, Slovensko

Buzulucká 23, SK-040 00 Košice, Slovensko

Sídlisko Okulka T/20, SK-093 01 Vranov nad Topľou, Slovensko

Raptor Journal

The latest results of ringing the Lesser Spotted Eagles () in Slovakia

Nine new ringing recoveries of Lesser Spotted Eagles have been collected from abroad and 4 ornithological rings have been successfully read in Slovakia using a...

The latest results of ringing the Lesser Spotted Eagles (Aquila pomarina) in Slovakia

Published Online: Jul 04, 2012

Page range: 73 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0019-1

Keywords
Lesser Spotted Eagle, Slovakia, ring recoveries

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