Record of the Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus Linnaeus, 1758 nest in the vicinity of the village of Donja Vapa near Sjenica

Abstract

In this paper the author presents data on the record of the Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus (Linnaeus, 1758) nest in the vicinity of the village of Donja Vapa near Sjenica in the Southwestern Serbia. The nest with three featherless young (aged between 14 and 19 days) was found during haymaking on July 2, 2013. Due to the degradation of the nesting site during haymaking, the young were taken out of the nest in order to be rescued from potential predators. Upon completion of the development process in captivity, they were successfully returned and released to the nesting site on August 13, 2013.

Keywords

• montagu's harrier
• nesting
• habitat
• southwestern serbia