Mužinić, Jasmina

Purger, Jenő

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Acrocephalus  28(132): 44-45, 2007                                                     From the ornithological notebook (Croatia)  SPANISH SPARROW Passer hispaniolensis Travniški vrabec − v začetku junija 2007 (4.-5.6.) sta na otoku Olibu (UTM VK81, S Dalmacija) verjetno gnezdila 1-2 para travniških vrabcev in 25−30 parov domačih vrabcev  Having arrived on the island of Olib (UTM VK81) on 29 May 2007, we saw the first Spanish Sparrow no later than on 31 May. At around 7.00 hrs, a male was spotted on a rooftop, about 100 m from the harbour, and a little while later another specimen was seen, 300 m from the location of the first occurrence. Between 1−3 Jun, we stayed on the nearby island of Silba. There, only House Sparrows Passer domesticus were seen breeding (10−15 pairs), and no Spanish Sparrows were observed, despite repeated search. On 4 Jun, we returned to the island of Olib, where we succeeded again in observing male Spanish Sparrows at two different localities: on houses near the harbour and on the building of the school. On 4 and 5 Jun we attempted to make a census on the Olib sparrows, and found that the number of nesting pairs was possibly 1−2 pairs of Spanish Sparrows and about 25−30 pairs of House Sparrows.   Jenő J. Purger, University of Pécs, Institute of Biology, Ifjúság útja 6. H−7624 Pécs, Hungary, e−mail: purger@ttk.pte.hu Jasmina Mužinić, Institute for Ornithology CASA, Gundulićeva 24. HR−10000 Zagreb, Croatia, e−mail: jasmina@hazu.hr  

From the ornithological notebook (Croatia): Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

Acrocephalus  28(132): 44, 2007                                                     From the ornithological notebook (Croatia)  SPANISH SPARROW Passer hispaniolensis Travniški vrabec − skupaj je bilo preštetih 117 parov travniških vrabcev na otoku Pagu med 27 in 29.5.2007: Dinjiška (UTM WK11) − 21 parov, Vlašići (UTM WK10) − 50 parov, Stara Vas (UTM WK11) − 5 parov, Caska (UTM VK93) − 2 para, Vidalići (UTM VK93) − 2 para, Kustići (UTM VK93) − 15 parov, Zubovići (UTM VK92) – 15 parov, Metajna (UTM WK02) – 2 para, Stara Novalja (UTM VK83) − 5 parov  The Spanish Sparrow was first recorded on the island of Pag (Kolansko blato) in 1959 [IGALFFY, K. (1980): Prilog poznavanju ptica otoka Paga. − Larus 31/32: 55−89]. Since the 1990s, it has been breeding regularly on the island (Gajac, Kolana, Novalja, Pag), the number of nesting pairs reaching a few hundred. [DENAC, K. & DENAC, D. (2002): Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis. − Acrocephalus 23: 105., LUKAČ, G. (2004): About the widening of the range and the status of the Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) in Croatia at the beginning of the 21st century. – Paklenički zbornik 2: 113−122]. During our field surveys carried out on the island of Pag between 27−29 May 2007, a total of about 117 pairs of Spanish Sparrows were counted: Dinjiška (UTM WK11) − 21 pairs, Vlašići (UTM WK10) – 50 pairs on the building “Zavičaj - kulturno prosvjetni centar i odmaralište Hrvata u Mađarskoj”, Stara Vas (UTM WK11) − 5 pairs, Caska (UTM VK93) − 2 pairs, Vidalići (UTM VK93) − 2 pairs, Kustići (UTM VK93) − 15 pairs, Zubovići (UTM VK92) − 15 pairs, Metajna (UTM WK02) − 2 pairs, Stara Novalja (UTM VK83) − 5 pairs. Mihelič reported on Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae pursuing Spanish Sparrows at Kolansko blato [MIHELIČ, T. (2004): Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae. − Acrocephalus 25: 98.], whereas we have observed a Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus catching a Spanish Sparrow on 27 May 2007 at Vlašići.   Jasmina Mužinić, Institute for Ornithology CASA, Gundulićeva 24. HR−10000 Zagreb, Croatia, e−mail: jasmina@hazu.hr Jenő J. Purger, University of Pécs, Institute of Biology, Ifjúság útja 6. H−7624 Pécs, Hungary, e−mail: purger@ttk.pte.hu  

From the ornithological notebook (Croatia): Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

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