41 Acrocephalus 30 (140): 37−45, 2009 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra La{ki {krjanec – dne 26.6.2005 opa`en en pojo~i osebek na Banj{icah v bli`ini ̂ epovana (UTM VM00, Z Slovenija); podatek je potrdila Nacionalna komisija za redkosti – KRED (2. zapis za Slovenijo po 1.1.1950 – A2) Slika 3 / Figure 3: Lokacija opazovanja la{kega {krjanca Melanocorypha calandra / Location of the Calandra Lark observation, 24.6.2005, Banj{ice. Foto: P. Tout On 24 Jun 2005, I visited Banj{ka planota near ^epovan (UTM VM00, W Slovenia), together with two expert Italian birdwatchers Gigi Felcher and Ignazio Zanutto. Having walked for about half an hour through the flowery meadows with the odd potato patch here and there, at about 7.30 h I became aware of what I thought was a Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca singing intermittently, together with snatches of Greenfinch Carduelis chloris and Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus calls against a general background of Skylark Alauda arvensis song. When looking for the Lesser Whitethroat, we realised the songs and calls were coming from the sky! Gigi (who had returned from Greece only the previous week) said »You know, Calandra Lark imitates lots of other birds«. At this point we scanned the sky and found the bird singing, holding itself stock still with what appeared to be less effort than a Skylark, the black underwings contrasting strongly with the buff-coloured heavy-looking belly. Also evident was what appeared to be a very narrow tail. Taken together these characters gave the overall impression of a small Sandgrouse (Pteroclididae), but the tail effect realised in retrospect was created by the pale outer under-tail pattern with a dark centre. We watched the bird for about 5 minutes before I returned to the car to take a telescope and attempt to get a digiscoped photo. While I was away, the bird plummeted to earth and the others waited for me to return. When we tried to relocate the bird some 15 minutes later, it could not be found. The location was N46°02.464 / E13°41.564, altitude 756 m a.s.l. (Figure 3). Other birds seen and heard in the course of the morning included Kestrel Falco tinnunculus, Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus – 3, including one seen well catching large crickets from a look-out on a large bush like a shrike, Quail Coturnix coturnix – many, Skylark, Woodlark Lullula arborea – feeding fledged young, Mistle Thrush – a real one!, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio – breeding, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra, and Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. The record was confirmed by the National Rarities Committee – KRED (2nd record for Slovenia after 1 Jan 1950 – A2). Paul Tout, Malchina / Mavhinje 5/A, I–34013 Duino–Aurisina / Devin– Nabre`ina, Italy, e–mail: paul_tout@hotmail.com [marnica Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart – one observed on 23 Jan 2009 in Ljubljana (UTM VL59, central Slovenia); a rare winter record for central Slovenia Dne 23.1.2009 sem okoli 13 h pred doma~im blokom v Ljubljani (UTM VL59) opazovala {marnico, ki je iskala hrano pod balkoni in okni. Najverjetneje je pobirala pajke in drobne `u`elke, skrite v grobem ometu. Ko sem se po pribli`no eni uri vrnila s sprehoda, je bila {e vedno tam. Zimski podatki iz notranjosti Slovenije so sicer redki, pogosteje pa {marnice prezimujejo na Primorskem, kamor sega severni rob njihovega zimskega areala (Sovinc 1994). Katarina Denac, Gorki~eva 14, SI–1000 Ljubljana, e–mail: katarina.denac@volja.net [oja Garrulus glandarius Jay – a leucistic female observed feeding and copulating on 21 Apr 2009 near Velike La{~e (UTM VL67, central Slovenia); first published record of leucistic Jay in Slovenia Slika 4 / Figure 4: [oja / Jay Garrulus glandarius, Podstrmec – Velike La{~e, 21.4.2009. Foto: M. Krofel 42 Iz ornitolo{ke bele`nice / From the ornithological notebook Dne 21.4.2009 sem ~akal na rjavega medveda Ursus arctos na enem izmed krmi{~ pri Podstrmcu v Velikola{~anskem hribovju (UTM VL67) v dinarskem gozdu Omphalodo- Fagetum s. lat. [e preden se je stemnilo, sem na krmi{~u opazoval ve~ ptic, ki so se pri{le hranit z nastavljeno koruzo: grivarje Columba palumbus, krokarja Corvus corax in ve~ {oj. Med slednjimi pa sem opazil, da je ena izmed ptic nenavadno svetlo obarvana. Ko sem si jo natan~neje ogledal z daljnogledom, sem ugotovil, da gre za levcisti~ni osebek. Na delih, ki so navadno rjave barve, je bila ve~inoma bela s posameznimi rjavimi lisami, predvsem po temenu in ramenih. Deli repa in peruti so bili normalno ~rno obarvani z modro liso v perutih. Tudi okoli glave je imela obi~ajne ~rne proge na beli podlagi. Opazoval sem jo kar nekaj ~asa, ko je pobirala koruzo, nato pa se ji je pribli`al normalno obarvan samec in se z njo paril. Po parjenju je levcisti~na samica v okolici za~ela nabirati gradivo za gnezdo (slika 4). Kljub veliki oddaljenosti sem se odlo~il narediti nekaj dokumentarnih posnetkov. Pri pregledu literature nisem na{el objavljenega podatka o opa`anju levcisti~ne {oje v Sloveniji. Ta vrsta ni navedena niti v nedavno objavljenem pregledu opa`anj levcisti~nih in albinisti~nih primerkov ptic (Vrezec & Vrh 2005). Zanimivo opa`anje je bilo dopolnjeno {e z obiskom medvedke z dvema mladi~ema. Miha Krofel, Zavrh pri Borovnici 2, SI–1353 Borovnica, Slovenija, e–mail: miha.krofel@gmail.com Siva vrana Corvus corone cornix Hooded Crow – on 17 Jul 2008, on a windless day near Krtina (UTM VM71, central Slovenia), an interesting behaviour of three Hooded Crows was observed; while sitting on a power line, they strongly vibrated the wire up and down, each in their own rhythm Dne 17.7.2008 sem se peljal po avtocesti iz Ljubljane v Maribor. Nekaj sto metrov pred nekdanjo cestninsko postajo Krtina (UTM VM71) sem na `ici daljnovoda opazil tri sive vrane. Ni~ nenavadnega, ampak zanimivo je bilo to, da so se vse tri pozibavale na `ici, vsaka v svojem ritmu, in to zelo mo~no. Pogledal sem na bli`nja drevesa in grmovje, ali morda piha veter, a bilo je mirno. Ena izmed mojih mo`nih razlag je, da so se vrane kratko malo igrale, kar je opisoval `e M. Ker~ek, ko je vrana visela z `ice daljnovoda z glavo navzdol (Ker~ek 2006). Alen Ploj, Ro{poh 10 e, SI–2000 Maribor, Slovenija, e–mail: milan.ploj@triera.net Hrva{ka / Croatia Zlatovranka Coracias garrulus Roller – 1 individual observed on Kolansko blato on island Pag (UTM VK93, Dalmatia, Croatia) on 4 May 2009; according to the literature this is the 1st record for island Pag Slika 5 / Figure 5: Zlatovranka / Roller Coracias garrulus, 4.5.2009, Kolansko polje, Pag. Foto: D. [ere Dne 4.5.2009 sem opazoval pti~e v Kolanskem polju na otoku Pagu (UTM VK93, Dalmacija, Hrva{ka). Nenadoma je mimo avtomobila priletela modrikasta ptica, ki se je nato usedla na suho vejo bli`njega drevesa. Pogled prek daljnogleda je pokazal, da imam prilo`nost videti zlatovranko. Iz avtomobila sem na hitro naredil nekaj dokumentarnih posnetkov, kasneje sem zlatovranko tudi digiskopiral (slika 5). Kmalu nato sta prileteli na to drevo dve divji grlici Streptopelia turtur in zlatovranka je takoj odletela. Verjetno je to prvi dokumentirani podatek za otok Pag, zanesljivo pa moj prvi, od kar prou~ujem ptice tega otoka. Rucner (1998) navaja, da je to redka vrsta obalnega obmo~ja Hrva{ke, od otokov je omenjen samo Krk. Dare [ere, SCOP, Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije, Pre{ernova 20, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, e–mail: dsere@pms-lj.si