Zimovanje sivog sokola Falco peregrinus u Osijeku tijekom zima 2014./2015. i 2015./2016. godine

One adult Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus was observed wintering in Osijek town, eastern Croatia, during winters 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. In 2014 it arrived on 25th October 2014 and stayed until 23rd February 2015. During winter 2015, the bird was for the first time observed on 3rd December, and l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mikuska, Tibor
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Croatian
Published: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2017
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/175749
http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/259289
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Summary:One adult Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus was observed wintering in Osijek town, eastern Croatia, during winters 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. In 2014 it arrived on 25th October 2014 and stayed until 23rd February 2015. During winter 2015, the bird was for the first time observed on 3rd December, and left the area on 21st February 2016. Peregrine Falcon was wintering on the cathedral, the tallest building in the town, and hunting in Osijek on Feral Pigeons, as well as in the Drava floodplain in Baranya region.