Prvý
dokumentovaný záznam kane stepnej (Circus
macrourus) s GPS lokátorom na Slovensku The first documented record of a GPS-tagged
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) in
Slovakia
Richard SCHNÜRMACHER Department of Zoology,
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University
in Bratislava, Slovakia; e-mail:
schnurmacher1@uniba.sk Jan STUDECKÝ
Department of Zoology, Faculty
of Science, Charles Univesity, Viničná
7, 128 44 Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract:
Here we present the first
documented occurrence of a GPS-tagged Pallid
Harrier (Circus macrourus) in the Slovak
Republic, along with the summary of
observations in this country in the last ten
years (2012–2021), and underline the
importance of GPS-GSM tagging in birds. The
individual, a second calendar-year male,
tagged with a solar GPS-GSM transmitter as
pullus in the nest near Dobřichov, Czech
Republic in 2020, migrated across the Slovak
territory on May 8, 2021 and between September
2, and September 6, 2021. In the first case,
it migrated from Austria across the
westernmost part of Slovakia, reaching the
Czech Republic in less than two hours. The
individual occurred in Slovakia again during
autumn migration on September 2, when it
crossed the Slovak-Ukrainian border in
Sobrance District, flew over the
Východoslovenská nížina Lowland and on
September 3, it continued along the
Slovak-Hungarian border, mostly in Hungary.
The bird re-entered Slovakia on September 4
(Levice District), moving westwards across
southwestern Slovakia. It roosted in Šaľa
District (the night of September 4–5) and in
M.R. Štefánik Airport (Vrakuňa, Bratislava II
District, the night of September 5–6). The
observation and documentation of the bird took
place in the area of M.R. Štefánik Airport on
the morning of September 6, and represents one
of only two records of this scarce migrant
during the autumn migration in 2021 in
Slovakia. The individual crossed the
Slovak-Austrian border shortly after the
observation and progressed with the migration.
Citácia / Cite as
Schnürmacher R. & Studecký J.: The first
documented record of a GPS-tagged Pallid Harrier (Circus
macrourus) in Slovakia.
Tichodroma 34: 85–89. DOI:
10.31577/tichodroma.2022.34.10