104 Iz ornitolo{ke bele`nice / From the ornithological notebook Sokol selec Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon – pair observed on May 8th 2001 on the islet of Sv. Andrija near Dubrovnik (UTM YH42, S Dalmatia). The presence of Peregrine Falcon had already been confirmed some 60 years ago by TUTMAN (1960), although he believed that these were only passing birds. Observation of the pair in the breeding season could be a sign of possible breeding on this small island with a very high cliff. Dne 8.5.2001 sva z Alom Vrezcem s ~olnom sredi razburkanega morja priplula do Sv. Andrije, na samem le`e~ega oto~ka dubrovni{kega arhipelaga. Med pre{tevanjem gnezdilk in selivcev ob po~asnem kro`enju okoli otoka sva z visoke navpi~ne stene, ki se nad morje dviga na jugozahodnem delu, uzrla najprej enega, takoj za tem pa {e drugega sokola. Kmalu sva ugotovila, da sta sokola selca. Po vedenju sode~ sta na Sv. Andriji tudi gnezdila. Dubrovni{ki ornitolog Ivan Tutman [Tutman, I. (1960): Nekoliko ornitolo{kih podataka s oto~i}a Sv. Andrija kod Dubrovnika. Larus 14: 154-157], ki je otok obiskal dvakrat, prvi~ 19.9.1940 in drugi~ 1.10.1954, je na pribli`no istem mestu ravno tako videl dva selca, a je sklepal, da tu ne gnezdita, saj sta odletela proti obali. Glede na visoko obmorsko pe~ino sklepam, da selca na otoku gnezdita. Borut Rubini~, Zavod Ornis balcanica, Pra`akova 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, e-mail: rubinic@siol.net Sredozemski sokol Falco eleonorae Eleonora’s Falcon – one observed on April 28th 2002 at Kolan (UTM WJ08, Pag Island, N Dalmatia) flying over rocky walls suitable for its breeding. As the bird was later observed at the same place, the authors suspect that the bird possibly bred there later in the year. Dne 28.4.2002 sva se peljala po stari cesti od mesta Pag proti Kolanu ob vzno`ju masiva z najvi{jim vrhom Sv. Vid. Pribli`no 5 km od mesta Pag sva se ustavila in pregledala skale. Kmalu je izza roba ene izmed pe~in priletel vitek sokol z dolgimi za{iljenimi perutmi in dolgim repom. V letu ga ni bilo te`avno prepoznati kot sredozemskega sokola. Pri enem kasnej{ih povsem naklju~nih postankov sva `e s prostim o~esom na vrhu skal zagledala silhueto ~epe~ega sokola. Tudi ta je bil sredozemski, a tokrat sva si ga s teleskopom lahko ogledala na {olski na~in. Sredozemski sokol gnezdi zelo pozno, med avgustom in septembrom, na gnezdi{~a pa se vrne v aprilu! Zaradi primernega habitata za to vrsto mo`nosti gnezdenja na Pagu ne izklju~ujeva. Damijan in Katarina Denac, Gorki~eva 14, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, e-mail: katarina.denac@guest.arnes.si Kosec Crex crex Corn Crake – two singing males found on June 12th 2002 in small sinkhole overgrown with thick grass near the village of Dane in ^i~arija (UTM VL34, Istra, SW Croatia) Dne 12.6.2002 zve~er sem se lotil no~nega popisa ptic na @bevnici v hrva{kem delu ^i~arije. @bevnica je ozka planota na kakih 1000 m nadmorske vi{ine in del obse`nega travi{~a, ki sega tudi na slovensko stran z vrhovi Goli~, Kav~i~ in Lipnik. Planota je med najve~jimi obmo~ji, poraslimi s travo v Istri, in kar nekako pri~akoval sem, da bom tam sli{al klepanje pri~akovane vrste – kosca. Prehodil sem celotno planoto, skoraj do slovenske meje, a sli{al sem le opolno~i pojo~ega hribskega {krjanca Lullula arborea. Nekoliko razo~arano sem se vra~al proti avtu, ko se mi je zazdelo, da sli{im zna~ilno klepanje. Razlo~no sem zasli{al ponavljajo~i se “kreks-kreks”, vendar nekje od dale~ spodaj, kot da bi prihajal iz temnega ~i~arijskega borovega gozda. Pela sta najmanj dva osebka. Lokacijo sem si dobro zapomnil in si jo naslednji dan po spustu iz planote tudi ogledal. Na{el sem kakih ~etrt kvadratnega kilometra veliko vrta~o, na dnu poraslo z gosto travo. Vrta~a ima lokalno ime Duboki dolac in je v neposredni bli`ini vasi Dane. Okoli{ke njive so ekstenzivno obdelane. Prav {okantna se mi je zdela razlika v razko{nih travnatih povr{inah na planoti in miniaturnem biotopu ob vasi – najbolj logi~en odgovor je, da je planotno travi{~e za kosca preredko. Primo` Kmecl, Riharjeva 28, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, e-mail: primoz.kmecl@guest.arnes.si Rumenonogi galeb Larus cachinnans michachellis Yellow-legged Gull – aggressive behaviour by an adult female Yellow-legged Gull attacking a 3rd year individual of the same species at Lake Palud near Rovinj (UTM UK99) on May 13th 2001. The attacking gull was seen squeezing the victim’s neck by its bill and pecking its eyes out. After some time of repetitive strangling movements and subsequent long- calls, the aggressor moved a few inches away. After moments of most aggressive behaviour, the attacker started to pull feathers out of the victim’s head, and apparently a remorse-like behaviour followed. During my observation, the victim offered hardly any resistance at all and remained in a dead-like posture after aggression. The island is heavily frequented by local fishermen and tourist activities are very intensive in its vicinity. Dne 13.5.2001 me je ob jezercu Palud pri Rovinju spremljal zelo lep in miren spomladanski dan, ki so ga tu in tam Acrocephalus 112.qxd 16. 12. 02 15:29 Page 104