106 hard to confuse with other ducks species. As the first record for Kopa~ki rit Nature Park, the duck was photographed by Mr Mario Romuli} (see photo). We observed the same individual at this site on six occasions during October (14 Oct, 19 Oct, 21 Oct, 24 Oct, 25 Oct & 26 Oct), two in November (11 Nov and 19 Nov), three during December 2005 (3 Dec, 16 Dec and 22 Dec), and finally on 9 Jan 2006. On several other occasions the bird was not present, and we do not know its whereabouts. Based on its behaviour, we are quite certain that the bird had escaped from captivity, considering that we can observe American Wood Ducks in the Osijek ZOO and know that several private owners keep them in captivity. Tomik Adrian, Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Lj. Gaja 6, HR−31000 Osijek, Croatia, e−mail: adrian.tomik1@os.htnet.hr József Mikuska, Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Lj. Gaja 6, HR−31000 Osijek, Croatia, e−mail: amikuska@ffos.hr Alma Mikuska, Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Lj. Gaja 6, HR−31000 Osijek, Croatia, e−mail: amikuska@ffos.hr Tibor Mikuska, Kopa~ki rit Nature Park Management Office, Ul. Petefi [andora 33, HR−31327 Bilje, Croatia, e−mail: tmikuska@kopacki-rit.com Mario Romuli}, Orlov put 1, HR−31327 Bilje, Croatia, e−mail: info@romulic.com Eider Somateria mollissima Gaga – 3 osebki opazovani 3.1.2006 v zalivu Gru` (UTM BN62, J Dalmacija, Hrva{ka); naslednji dan sta bila opazovana 2 osebka, ki sta se tam zadr`evala {e do 15.1.2006 I was in Dubrovnik from 2 to 15 Jan 2006. On the second day of my stay I walked around Gru` Bay, where the city harbour is located. While walking around I noticed, in the very centre of the bay, three Eiders − one male and two females. I continued to observe the two females until 15 Jan 2006, but could not spot the male any more. Throughout the entire period, the birds continued to spend most of the time inside the bay, so it was easy to find them again each day. They were feeding along the boats and buoys overgrown by seaweed, and I saw them close to the coast mostly early in the morning when there were fewer people on the shore. In the area of Croatian coast, Eiders are rare and irregularly occurring birds �Rucner, D. (1998): Ptice hrvatske obale Jadrana. – Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej, Ministarstvo razvitka i obnove, Zagreb�. Dubravko Dender, Od [kara 4, HR−20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia, e−mail: dubravko_dender@yahoo.com Ju`na postovka Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel − several interesting birds seen on 30 Apr 2005 near Knin (UTM WJ97) in the marshes below the road: Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus, Osprey Pandion haliaetus, Purple Heron Ardea purpurea and Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti. On the rockwall above the road, the Raven’s Corvus corax nest and a singing male Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius were also observed and, eventually, a Hobby Falco subbuteo with lowered right leg, Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus, Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni and Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Dne 30.4.2005 smo se peljali po cesti nad vla`nimi travniki in jezerci pri Kninu. Kmalu smo opazili nad jezerci lete~ega rjavega lunja Circus aeruginosus in v daljavi sede~ega ribjega orla Pandion haliaetus. Ko smo pri{li bli`e prvemu jezercu, smo iz obre`nega rastja spla{ili rjavo ~apljo Ardea purpurea in malega ponirka Tachybaptus ruficollis. Iz grmovja smo lahko sli{ali petje svilnice Cettia cetti, v skalni steni nad cesto pa smo opazili gnezdo krokarja Corvus corax. Nedale~ pro~ od tega gnezda smo opazili {e pojo~ega samca pu{~avca Monticola solitarius. Za zabavo je poskrbel {krjan~ar Falco subbuteo, ki je ves ~as opazovanja imel spu{~eno desno nogo, verjetno zaradi kak{ne po{kodbe. Pridru`ila se mu je {e samica rde~enoge postovke Falco vespertinus. Po nekajminutnem zati{ju je pri{lo najve~je presene~enje; opazili smo samca ju`ne postovke, ki je letel zelo nizko nad nami. Potrdilo o pravilni dolo~itvi smo dobili kasneje, ko se je na enakem mestu prikazala samica postovke Falco tinnunculus, ki je bila znatno ve~ja in nasploh druga~na. Zanimivo je, da je to `e drugi podatek o ju`ni postovki s konca aprila za Dalmacijo v dveh letih �Bordjan, D. (2004): Ju`na postovka Falco naumanni. Acrocephalus 25 (123): 223−238�. Dejan Bordjan, Ulica 8. februarja 50, SI−2204 Miklav`, Slovenija, e−mail: dejanonih@email.si Mala tukalica Porzana parva Little Crake – one individual seen on 7 Apr 2006 at Velo blato on Pag Island (UTM WK00, Dalmatia, W Croatia) Dne 7.4.2006 sem bil skupaj z Dejanom Groharjem na Velem blatu na otoku Pagu. Opazovala in slikala sva za ta ~as zanimive vrste ptic: `li~arke Platalea leucorodia (9 os.), ~opasto ~apljo Ardeola ralloides (1 os.) in ~rnorepe kljuna~e Limosa limosa (12 os.). Nenadoma se je pred {opom trave za hip prikazala manj{a temna kepica in smuknila nazaj v {op. Iz ornitolo{ke bele`nice / From the ornithological notebook