First observation of the White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) in CW Bulgaria for the last 132 years

• Main Authors: ZLATOZAR BOEV, ZLATOZAR BOEV Jr.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Bulgarian; English
• Published: Plovdiv University 2022
• Subjects: white-tailed eagle; bird range extension; ihtimanska sredna gora mts; Zoology; QL1-991; Gora; Haliaeetus albicilla; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/ce09831b5f3f492d9761ea95d26a9900

An observation of an adult bird on the 20th August 2022 along the shore of Bozalan (Bakardere) Reservoir near Verinsko village (CW Bulgaria) is reported. This is the first species’ record in the last 132 years in that part of the country.