Hrhov Bird List

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Hrhov Bird List

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Stop Press (3.07.2001) from Hrhov - Samo Pacenovsky:

With a help of a young lady skilled in butterfly identification we started a small research project to find out how many dragonfly species still survive at the Great Hrhov fishpond. There were about 14 species reported before the (chemical) spraying, we found 4 of them, but it is certain that at least another 3-4 or more species are there at the moment. We need one more site visit at the beginning of September to get more comparable data. The dragonfly data will be not so accurate as the bird data and they will be not quantitative, of course. But, at least, we will have some basic information on insects
survival at the site.

More important is the fact, that we will manage to get a study on water - plankton in the Greater Hrhov fishpond, as well. I have persuaded a hydrobiologist from Kosice to do it for us. It is good news, I think, it could produce very important result. I am curious about the final outcome of this research.

Last week there were 5 White Egrets (Casmerodius albus). Non-breeders, of course.

Species list, Hrhov fishponds [17.5.2001]:

Great crested grebe

(Podiceps cristatus)

Little grebe

(Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Great cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

Grey heron

(Ardea cinerea)

White Stork

(Ciconia ciconia)

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)

Pochard

(Aythya ferina)

Tufted duck

(Aythya fuligula)

Marsh harrier

(Circus aeruginosus)

Coot

(Fulica atra)

Black tern

(Chlidonias niger)

White wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

Yellow wagtail (Blue-headed)

(Motacilla flava)

Reed warbler

(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Great reed warbler

(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Marsh warbler

(Acrocephalus palustris)

Sedge warbler

(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Savi`s warbler

(Locustella luscinioides)

Penduline tit

(Remiz pendulinus)

Spotted flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)

Bearded tit

(Panurus biarmicus)

Reed bunting

(Emberiza schoeniclus)

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)

This list could be updated with some species, we did not see there together, but this year have been actually observed at the site and belong to the avifauna of Hrhov fishponds in 2001:

Bittern

(Botaurus stellaris)

Great white egret

(Egretta alba)

Mute swan

(Cygnus olor)

Shoveler

(Anas clypeata)

Garganey

(Anas querquedula)

Gadwall

(Anas strepera)

Little ringed plover

(Charadrius dubius)

Lapwing

(Vanellus vanellus)

Water rail

(Rallus aquaticus)

Little crake

(Porzana parva)

Greenshank

(Tringa nebularia)

Redshank

(Tringa totanus)

Common sandpiper

(Actitis hypoleucos)

Green sandpiper

(Tringa ochropus)

Wood sandpiper

(Tringa glareola)

Ruff

(Philomachus pugnax)

Black-headed gull

(Larus ridibundus)

Little gull

(Larus minutus)

Common gull

(Larus canus)

Whiskered tern

(Chlidonias hybridus)

Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)

Nightingale

(Luscinia megarhynchos)

Blackcap

(Sylvia atricapilla)

Golden oriole

(Oriolus oriolus)

Whinchat

(Saxicola rubetra)

Further species we observed on 17.5.2001 in open and forested habitats surrounding the Hrhov fishponds:

Black Stork

(Ciconia nigra)

Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

Lesser spotted eagle

(Aquila pomarina)

Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

Saker

(Falco cherrug)

Pheasant

(Phasianus colchicus)

Woodpigeon

(Columba palumbus)

Stock dove

(Columba oenas)

Turtle dove

(Streptopelia turtur)

Great spotted woodpecker

(Dendrocopos major)

Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)

Crested lark

(Galerida cristata)

House martin

(Delichon urbica)

Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Tree pipit

(Anthus trivialis)

Northern wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)

Robin

(Erithacus rubecula)

Stonechat

(Saxicola torquata)

Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

Song thrush

(Turdus philomelos)

Whitethroat

(Sylvia communis)

Lesser whitethroat

(Sylvia curruca)

Barred warbler

(Sylvia nisoria)

Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

Nuthatch

(Sitta europaea)

Collared flycatcher

(Ficedula albicollis)

Red-backed shrike

(Lanius collurio)

Great tit

(Parus major)

Blue tit

(Parus caeruleus)

Coal tit

(Parus ater)

Long-tailed tit

(Aegithalos caudatus)

Magpie

(Pica pica)

Jay

(Garrulus glandarius)

Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Raven

(Corvus corax)

Hawfinch

(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Goldfinch

(Carduelis carduelis)

Greenfinch

(Carduelis chloris)

Serin

(Serinus serinus)

House sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Tree sparrow

(Passer montanus)

Corn bunting

(Miliaria calandra)

In orchards of the village Hrhov was this year first time heard the Scops owl (Otus scops) and in a special rocky karst habitat in the steep southern slope over the village of Hrhov I did some bird counts this year. All 6 Slovakian species of titmice were found here as breeding species: the Great tit (Parus major), Blue tit (Parus caeruleus), Coal tit (Parus ater), Marsh tit (Parus palustris), Willow tit (Parus montanus), Crested tit (Parus cristatus), [in the same, rocky habitat with few trees and some bushes] and the Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) was found after the Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) the third most abundant bird.