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Lesna sova Strix aluco & veliki skovik Otus 
scops
Tawny & Scops Owl – a male Tawny Owl was heard 
calling on the island of Pag (N Dalmatia) on 28 Apr 
2005 near the village of Povljana (UTM WK00), and 
a pellet was found near the village of [imuni (UTM 
WK02); Scops Owl was heard calling in the town of 
Pag (UTM WK02) on 22 Apr 2004
Otok Pag je znan po svojih kamnitih goli~avah in 
negozdnem zna~aju. Strnjenih gozdnih sestojev na Pagu je 
malo – le približno 15%, v glavnem pa gre za sekundarne 
borove gozdove (Pinus nigra, P. halepensis, P. pinaster) in 
makijo [Horvati}, S. (1963): Vegetacijska karta otoka 
Paga s op}im pregledom vegetacijskih jedinica hrvatskog 
primorja. – Prirodoslovna istraživanja JAZU, serija Acta 
biologica 33 (4): 5–181]. Dne 27.4.2005 smo v tak{nem 
gozdu malo pred [imuni na{li izbljuvek lesne sove. V no~i 
28.4.2005 smo z metodo predvajanega posnetka neuspe{no 
izzivali pegasto sovo Tyto alba, pa~ pa smo pri Povljani sli{ali 
spontano teritorialno ogla{ajo~ega se samca lesne sove. 
Najverjetneje je na otoku gnezdil, kot je to sicer obi~ajno za 
hrva{ko Primorje in nekatere otoke, {e posebej Cres [Kralj, 
J. (1997): Ornitofauna Hrvatske tijekom poslednjih dvjesto 
godina. – Larus 46: 1–112]. Dne 22.4.2004 smo v centru 
mesta Pag poslu{ali tudi velikega skovika Otus scops, ki se je 
razburjeno odzval na žvižganje in takoj priletel bliže, celo 
na teraso apartmaja, od koder smo ga izzivali. Ob tem so 
se »odzvali« tudi doma~ini in na njegovo ogla{anje za~eli 
ploskati in ga preganjati. Kasneje smo od njih izvedeli, da ga 
ne marajo, ker »prina{a smrt«.
Damijan Denac, Gorki~eva 14, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Katarina Denac, Gorki~eva 14, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Žalobna sinica Parus lugubris
Sombre Tit – 1 observed near Vrije{tica in the Neretva 
delta (UTM YH16, S Dalmatia) on 27 Apr 2001; a 
pair feeding the young observed under a rockwall 
above Kula Norinska on 1 May 2001
Dne 27.4.2001, po kon~anem jutranjem popisovanju 
bobnaric Botaurus stellaris blizu naselja Vrije{tica, sva se s 
Primožem Kmeclom odpravila proti zapu{~enim hi{am na 
robu mo~virja. Z garigo pora{~eni hribi se tukaj spu{~ajo do 
roba delte. Med potjo sva opazila sinico, ki je ravno priletela 
na vrh grma. Po izrazitem ~rnem slin~ku in trikotni belini na 
glavi sva ugotovila, da gre za žalobno sinico. Drugi~ smo to 
vrsto opazovali dne 1.5.2001, ko nas je ve~ina udeležencev 
odprave v delto Neretve popisovala skalne brgleze Sitta 
neumayer, sredozemske kup~arje Oenanthe hispanica 
melanoleuca in pu{~avce Monticola solitarius v stenah nad 
vasjo Kula Norinska. Poleg teh ptic je gnezdil v tej steni 
{e po par velikih uharic Bubo bubo, sokolov selcev Falco 
peregrinus in postovk F. tinnunculus. Ko smo že zaklju~ili 
s popisovanjem, je na pobo~ju pod stenami Luka Koro{ec 
opazil žalobno sinico. Kmalu zatem smo opazili {e en osebek. 
Po dalj{em opazovanju smo ugotovili, da gre za par, ki krmi 
mladi~e, saj sta imela hrano v kljunu in se tiho, a razburjeno 
ogla{ala. Ena izmed ptic je tudi zapela tipi~no kitico žalobne 
sinice. Ni pa se nam posre~ilo ugotoviti, ali so mladi~i {e v 
gnezdu ali pa že speljani.
Matjaž Ker~ek, Kungota pri Ptuju 44, SI–2325 Kidri~evo, Slovenija, e–mail:
matjazkercek@yahoo.com
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 
Brezov~ek – jata 8 ptic opazovana 19.1.2006 na 
ribnikih Podunavlje, naravni park Kopa~ki rit (UTM 
CR35, N Croatia)
On 19 Jan 2006, I was carrying out the regular monitoring 
of bird fauna in Kopa~ki rit Nature Park. At the largest 
fishpond, a flock of eight birds suddenly landed in front of 
my car on the weed vegetation along the fishpond dike. The 
birds did not pay attention to my presence while searching 
for food. From a distance of 6 – 10 m, using binoculars and 
a bird guide, it was not difficult to determine the species 
– the Redpoll. The birds had bright red foreheads and one of 
them, a male, had a pink breast. Redpolls are considered rare 
guests in the area [Mikuska, J., Mikuska, T. & Romuli}, 
M. (2002): Vodi~ kroz biolo{ku raznolikost Kopa~kog rita. 
Knjiga 1 – Ptice. – Matica Hrvatska, Osijek]. For the Baranya 
region, there are only two records: Mojsisovics referred to 
Redpolls for Bilje village, as well as for bird collection in 
the Bilje Museum, but without giving any details on the 
date and place [Mojsisovics, A. (1889): Zogeographische 
Notizen über Süd–Ungarn aus den Jahren 1886 – 1888. 
Ein III. Nachtrag zur «Fauna von Béllye und Dárda». 
– Mitteilungen Des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für 
Steiermark 24: 233–269]. However, Rössler did not find 
this species in that collection during 1905. The second 
author referring to Redpolls at Bilje was Schenk [Schenk, J. 
(1918): Aves, pp. 1–112. In: Fauna Regni Hungariae, Regia 
Sociates Scientiarum Naturalium Hungarica, Budapest], 
but again without any further details on place and date, 
and probably referring to the previous observation. On the 
other hand, there are at least six observations of Redpolls 
on the left Danube bank near the town of Apatin in the last 
century, confirming the fact that they are rare winter guests 
[Lakato{, J. (1989): Sjeverna jur~ica, Acanthis flammea, u 
Apatinu tokom zime 1986/87. godine. – Ciconia 1: 54; 
Lakato{, J. (1979): Ptice Apatina. – NNIU “Glas komune”, 
pp. 1–63, Apatin]. These data give additional weight to my 
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