Sparrowhawk – a new breeding species in the Polish towns? - W. Biadun.
- Berkut. 15 (1-2). 2006. - P. 120-124.
Research on synurbic breeding population of the Sparrowhawk was conducted in
the urban zone of Lublin (SE Poland). It was part of a wide-scale study of the
avifauna of the city that has been conducted for nearly 30 years now. The first
four cases of breeding in the downtown area were noted in 2002. In 2005 and
2006 – six everyone. 9 breeding sites were localized altogether (Fig.).
Five territories were found in parks, two – in cemeteries, and once per
a little timbered area along a congested artery road, and a row of trees growing
between two streets. All nests were situated in the vicinity of streets and/or
lanes or near park or cemetery paths. Out of the 21 nests, 14 were located on
coniferous trees (6 on larches, 5 on spruces, 3 on a pine). The nest height
ranged from 8 to 25 m (14,5 m on average). In 2002 and 2004, pairs brought up
only 1–4 fledlings (2,3/successful pair), later (2005–2006) number
of fledlings increased to 2–6 (4,2/successful pair). It seems that the
Sparrowhawk population in Lublin is an expansive one and that the number of
breeding pairs will be growing in the future. [English].
Key words: Lublin, Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, distribution,
synurbization.
Address: Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University, Staszica
St. 4, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; e-mail: wbiadun@op.pl.
