2023
Koolmees Parus major fungeert als proviand voor overwinterend Smelleken Falco columbarius
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De Takkeling , Volume 31 - Issue 2 p. 128- 130
On 13 February 2023, a wintering Merlin was observed at Philipsdam, sitting in willows on the Slikken van Heen (a nature reserve in the province of Zeeland). The bird shifted to a pole standing alongside rough grassland of some 50 ha in area, from where it descended into the grass 30 m way from the sitting post. It rummaged around for about 10 sec, upon which it returned to the pole with a prey. Despite the long distance between Merlin and observer (>300 m, using a telescope), the prey could be identified as a Great Tit. The tit was apparently retrieved from a larder in the grassland.
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Organisation | Werkgroep Roofvogels Nederland |
H. Potters. (2023). Koolmees Parus major fungeert als proviand voor overwinterend Smelleken Falco columbarius. De Takkeling, 31(2), 128–130. |