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Iz ornitolo{ke bele`nice / From the ornithological notebook
ni bila pretirano pla{na, saj je dovolila opazovanje z 
vsega 10 metrov razdalje. Sicer so tega dne na Blatu 
kraljevale predvsem razli~ne vrste ~apelj, med katerimi 
je bilo 11 ~opastih Ardeola ralloides. Na poplavljenem 
pa{niku se je med njimi prehranjevala tudi svatovsko 
obarvana plevica Plegadis falcinellus. Rde~egrla cipa je 
na Hrva{kem redka vrsta, za katero je le nekaj starej{ih 
podatkov iz ju`ne Dalmacije [Kralj, J. (1997): 
Ornitofauna Hrvatske tijekom posljednjih dvjesto 
godina. – Larus 46: 1–112].
Luka Bo`i~, Kamen{kova 18, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenija, e-mail: 
luka.bozic@dopps-drustvo.si
Italijanski vrabec Passer X italiae
Italian Sparrow – 1 individual in a group of House 
Sparrows Passer domesticus on one of the houses at Vela 
Luka on Kor~ula Island (UTM XH45, S Dalmatia) on 
24 Apr 2004
Na hi{i pri olj~nem nasadu v Veli Luki na otoku 
Kor~ula (ju`na Dalmacija) sem 24.4.2004 skupaj 
z Jernejem Polajnarjem in Bo{tjanom Potiskom 
opazoval skupino doma~ih vrabcev Passer domesticus. 
Na robu skupine je bil vrabec, ki je imel rjavo glavo 
in bela lica. Ob pomo~i priro~nika smo ugotovili, da 
gre nedvomno za italjanskega vrabca. Sicer so kri`anci 
med doma~im in travni{kim vrabcem pogosti, kjer 
koli se ti dve vrsti sre~ata [Svensson, L. & Grant, P. 
(1999): Bird guide. – Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., 
London], vendar kri`anci iz Dalmacije niso poznani 
[Rucner, D. (1998): Ptice hrvatske obale Jadrana. 
– Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej, Ministrstvo razvitka 
i obnove, Zagreb].
Dejan Bordjan, Ulica 8. februarja 50, SI-2204 Milklav`, Slovenija, e-mail: 
dejanonih@email.si
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla & 
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Pino`a & dlesk – invazija v zimi 2001/2002 v 
narodnem parku Plitvice (UTM WK46, osrednja 
Hrva{ka). Dne 16.2.2002 zjutraj je avtor v bli`ini 
hotela Jezero v starej{em bukovem sestoju opazoval 
jato pino`, ocenjeno na 300.000 osebkov, ki so se 
hranili na gozdnih tleh. Jati pino` je bilo prime{anih 
{e vsaj 3000 dleskov. 
In the winter 2001/2002, invasion of Brambling was 
registered in Central Europe. In this context, the 
observation of this species in Plitvice National Park is 
no doubt interesting. On 16 Feb 2002, during light 
snow, intensive calls of finches were heard at 7.30 
a.m. from Jezero Hotel. Immediately below the hotel, 
more then 10 flocks of Hawfinches, each numbering 
30 – 60 birds, were seen on the top of Beech trees 
Fagus sylvatica. Following the National Park visitor 
road towards the northeast, the first large flock of 
Bramblings was observed feeding on the slopes. 
During a 20 minutes observation, the flock moved in a 
100 m wide corridor with a rate of 3000 to 4000 birds 
per minute. The total size of the Brambling flock was 
estimated using the average density of feeding finches 
on the forest floor. A square meter was used by 5 to 20 
birds searching for the beech seeds in the thick layer of 
leaves, which were here covered only with a thin layer 
of snow. The area covered by feeding Bramblings was 
at least 300 m long and 100 m wide. Calculating an 
average of 10 birds per square meter and an area of 
over 3 ha, the size of the Brambling flock consisted 
of at least 300,000 birds. In this huge flock, groups of 
Hawfinches with a total number of at least 3000 birds 
were also seen.  The observation indicates great value 
of the preserved old forest stands on the northwestern 
slope below the main road in the park during severe 
winter conditions.
Martin Schneider-Jacoby, Euronatur, Konstanzer Str. 22, D-78315 Radolfzell, 
Germany, e-mail: martin.schneider-jacoby@euronatur.org
Srbija (Srbija in ^rna gora) / Serbia 
(Serbia & Montenegro) 
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
^opasti ponirek – gnezdenje med letoma 2001 
in 2004 na ornitolo{ko slabo poznanem umetnem 
mokri{~u «Peskara» pri Mu`lji v predmestju Zrenjanina 
(UTM DR52, Banat, Vojvodina): (1) 2001 – 1 par z 
mladi~i, (2) 2002 – 2 para z mladi~i, (3) 2003 – 3 pari 
z mladi~i, (4) 2004 – 1 par in 5 odraslih
Between 2001 and 2004, I paid several regular visits 
to one of the man-made wetlands named «Peskara», a 
complex of five abandoned sand-pits near Mu`lja in the 
suburb of Zrenjanin (UTM DR52, Banat, Voivodina). 
The pits are suitable breeding sites for a number of 
bird species, the most conspicuous among them being 
the Great Crested Grebe. Mating behaviour by a single 
pair was observed for the first time on 15 Apr 2001 on 
the largest pond. In that year, breeding was confirmed 
on 20 May, when a pair with chicks was observed. In 
2002, two pairs bred within the complex, rearing two 
young each, which were eventually seen on 28 Aug. 
In 2003, a pair with 5 chicks was registered, while