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16 February 2018 Timing of Breeding Events of the Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina as Revealed by Remote Cameras and GPS-tracking
Ülo Väli
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Abstract

Proper timing of events in the annual cycle is essential for successful breeding in birds, especially in long-distance migrants. In this study, the phenology of the main breeding phases, including arrival at and departure from the nesting site, is reported for a Lesser Spotted Eagle population. Most data were gathered by 12 to 22 trail cameras annually installed at eagle nests. Additional information was obtained from two web cameras and up to nine GPS-tracked birds. Arrival and departure dates fluctuated between years, but no temporal trends were detected. There was no significant sex-dependent difference in mean arrival time; however, males departed significantly later than females and thus spent longer at the nesting site. Timing of egg-laying was determined solely by the arrival of the later partner. Breeding phenology of the Lesser Spotted Eagle is rather similar across its distribution range, although breeding tends to be earlier at the southern range limit.

Ülo Väli "Timing of Breeding Events of the Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina as Revealed by Remote Cameras and GPS-tracking," Ardea 106(1), 1-10, (16 February 2018). https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v106i1.a1
Received: 18 October 2016; Accepted: 7 October 2017; Published: 16 February 2018
KEYWORDS
annual cycle
arrival
breeding
Camera trap
departure
migration
phenology
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