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Prague
Compared to most European metropolitan areas Prague is quite green with abandoned slopes and a large variety of biotopes that can be hardly found in other towns. Perhaps as a result of hunting in the past rural areas have virtually no crows and none are breeding (zero pairs!) in Prague (500 km2). What a difference in comparison with cities abroad. However, the population of magpies is dramatically increasing in the last 3-5 years. On the other hand I estimate about 250 pairs of kestrels that breed mainly in the central area. Kestrels may not be surprising, but what about 100 pairs of sparrowhawks breeding in this area (70-90 pairs in the central 220 km2). Many people visit Prague because you can close observe nests of sparrowhawks that are quite unafraid of man. Peregrines have unfortunately disappeared from Prague, but in the parks buzzards are breeding more and more toward the city centre. During breeding they hunt in parks being hidden under canopy. We know this because some of them are equipped with radio transmitters. Also one or two eagle owls are breeding within the city limits of Greater Prague. More details about other species (breeding cranes, wintering rooks etc.) on the following website: http://www.peske.wz.cznumbers |
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Birds of the Czech Republic
Joseph Kren Hardcover - 272 pages (30 September, 2000) Christopher HelmSee Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713647841
Buy this book from NHBS.com
Where To Watch Birds In Eastern Europe
Gerard Gorman, 1994 (Hamlyn)clubs |
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BirdLife Czech Republic
http://www.birdlife.cz/Ceska spolecnost ornitologicka je dobrovolne zajmove sdruzeni profesionalu i amateru, zabyvajicich se vyzkumem a ochranou ptaku, zajemcu o pozorovani ptaku a milovniku prirody...
Czech Society for Ornithology - Česká Společnost Ornitologická
http://www.cso.cz/Česká společnost ornitologická, Hornomecholupska 34, CZ102 00 Praha 10. +42 2 78 66700; cso.vorisek@bbs.infima.cz English version at: http://www.cso.cz/index.php?a=cat.53&basket=8f542bc830af4ed60f860cb056d6f7bb
Czech Rarities Committee
http://fkcso.sweb.cz/czech-rc.htmCzech Rarities Committee was established by Czech Ornithological Society in 1989. Includes a Checklist of the birds of the Czech republic as well as latest decisions on rarities etc.
Moravian Ornithological Society
http://mos-cso.cz/Co zde můžete najít: Zajímáte se o ornitologii a ochranu ptactva? Nezáleží na tom, jste-li profesionální ornitolog, zapálený birdwatcher nebo jednoduše milovník přírodních krás - na internetových stránkách MOS se dozvíte vše, co chcete vědět. Mimo informací o naší společnosti zde získáte také přehled o aktuálních problémech, zajímavostech a možnostech v současné ornitologii a birdwatchingu u nás i v zahraničí... ...Are you interested in ornithology and protection of birds? No matter if you are a professional ornithologist or enthusiastic birdwatcher or, simply said, somebody who likes beauties of nature. MOS web pages bring you all what you want to know. Besides pieces of information about our society you gain a survey about topical problems, interesting news and possibilities of today’s ornithology and birdwatching in the Czech Republic and abroad...
Nasi ptaci
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/ptaci/Při letním putování v okolí Dačic jsme na polní cestě mezi lány obilí začali počítat ?uhýky obecné. Asi na 1,5 km úvozové cesty s roztroušenými převážně trnkovými keři jsme zaznamenali 5 párů. Nebylo to příliš obtížné, protože ?uhýci, jak je pro ně typické, většinou posedávali na vrcholcích keřů a silnějších bylin a byli tedy dobře viditelní. Při vyrušení odlétali postupně dále po cestě a potom se obloukem vraceli na původní místo (ke hnízdu s mláďaty).
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Biosphere Reserves in the Czech Republic
http://www.euromab.org/brprogram/Reserves/Czech/reserves.htmlMap with notes on several reserves...
Wetlands
http://www.ramsar.orgThe Czech Republic presently has 10 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 41,861 hectares.
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
2002 [June] - Howard & Kate Broughton
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/czech-hb-0703.htmlI chose the areas to visit using Gerard Gorman`s excellent Where to Watch Birds in Eastern Europe marked the areas on a countrywide map and worked out the itinerary from that...
2002 [November] - John Hague
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/prague-jh-1102.htmlPrague has now become one of the top tourist destinations in Europe due to its wonderful architecture, history and not forgetting excellent and cheap beer! Prague is also easily accessible from the UK by air and has plentiful accommodation to suit most budgets...
2004 [April] - John Hopper
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/czech-jh-0404.htmlIn 2003, Mike and myself spent a week in the Czech Republic from May 17th-23rd. Whilst we enjoyed some excellent birding we were a little too late for certain species, particularly the owls and woodpeckers...
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Atypus
http://www.atypus.czSpecial offer of birdwatching to southern Bohemia in combination of cultural excursions. Highlights of tour are: Woodpeckers, Owls, Eagle, Cesky Krumlov, Hluboka castle, Prague and Czech music.
Birding Pal
http://www.birdingpal.org/Czechrepublic.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Bohemian Wildlife Experience
http://www.blackpool.net/bohemian/Birdwatching and wildlife photography tours...
E-Tours
http://www.etours.cz/We have been organizing the birdwatching tours since 1991. We work for leading UK and world`s birding tour operators and various associations. We have three main criteria in designing the BW holidays : Professional competence and personality of expert group leaders and the local ornithologist Choice of the most interesting sites Smooth organization and a comfortable environment to ensure customer enjoyment and commercial success. E-mail us for a detailed itinerary and birdlists! info@etours.cz
Probirder
http://www.probirder.comThe Czech Republic is a fine, but surprisingly overlooked, birding destination. All ten species of European woodpecker are possible on a week-long tour in the Czech Republic: Grey-headed, Green, Black, Great Spotted, Syrian, Middle Spotted, White-backed, Lesser Spotted and Three-toed Woodpeckers and Wryneck...
Sunbirds
http://www.sunbirdtours.co.uk/brochure_2003/birds_and/music/czech.htmlPygmy and Tengmalm`s Owls, Common Rosefinch, Nightingale, Golden Oriole, and River and Marsh Warblers...
Wings
http://wingsbirds.com/tours/view/44In these areas we`ll be entertained by pipes, pianos and folk ensembles rather than grand opera, but the most memorable music to our ears will likely be the calls of White-tailed Eagle, Pygmy and Tengmalm`s Owls, and White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers...
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Prague Hotels and Serviced Apartment Rental
http://www.prague-hotel.co.ukWelcome to Prague Hotel Apartments. Our online reservation agency offers serviced hotel apartment rentals in Prague, Czech Republic. We provide apartment accommodation in several properties located in some of the best districts of Prague and of course in the historic Old Town. Prague Hotel Apartments offers a twist on the usual hotel scene in Prague by allowing several guests to share the comfort of an up-scale apartment at a reasonable price...
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DodinArt
http://www.dodinart.ic.czBirdwatching notes from the Czech Republic…
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Birding in the Czech Republic
http://www.probirder.comWith the possible exception of winter the country has good birds all year round, but as with most European countries spring is overall best. In April woodpeckers (all European species are present) and owls are still calling and by May migrant breeders have returned.
Birds of the Czech Republic
http://birdscr.tripod.com/The Birds of the Czech Republic is the first-ever book on avifauna of the country written in English. Also has an up to date check list (also in English) and a list of journals etc.
Black Storks on line
http://www.rozhlas.cz/odysea/portal/In the project, African Odyssey, we follow the life and long journeys of Black Storks (Ciconia nigra); with participation of the Czech Radio 2 - PRAGUE and its listeners...
Checklist of Birds of the Czech republic
http://birds.wz.cz/ornith/bird_czech.htmThe checklist of birds of the Czech Republic: 401 species (in categories A, B or C), 222 species nested, 186 species regularly nesting at the last 15 years, 8 irregularly and next 24 species nested only accidentaly or rare. 133 species regularly occurred at winter, another 53 irregularly...
Czech Birding
http://home.hu.inter.net/~ggbirder/czechbirding/Background reading on birds and birding in the Czech Republic...
DodinArt
http://www.dodinart.ic.czBirdwatching notes from the Czech Republic…
History of bird ringing in the Czech Republic
http://www.nm.cz/historie.phpRinging of birds using aluminium rings was first applied by H.C. Mortensen, a Danish professor, in 1899...
Nepomuk Nature
http://www.mujweb.cz/veda/nepomucko/Announcing as of September 2000 we will have an internet website about nature and the environment, in and around the town of Nepomuk. This town is situated in southwest Bohemia in the district of Pilsen-south. Now is ready English version of website about birds in this area. In the future, it will be in English and German all. (websites about mammals, plants, mushrooms, insect, fishes, snakes...in around Nepomuk. Visit the Nepomuk bird observatory at these websites.
Ornithological Page - Lubomir Peske
http://peske.wz.cz/peske.htmZoologist LUBOMIR PESKE offers you updates about his research and development works and some technical details for discussion about reintroduction programs, radio-telemetry, tagging and capturing the birds and other issues...
Peregrine Falcons in the Heart of the City
http://www.rozhlas.cz/sokoli/englishCzech Radio Online broadcasts live nesting of Peregrine Falcons on one of the towers of St. Bartholomew`s Cathedral at Pilsen and on Tynsky Church at Prague. March till June 2002.
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BirdPhoto.cz
http://www.birdphoto.cz/Pictures of birds, mammals and nature...
Photographer - Alex Auer
http://alexauer.czBirds and Nature Photo Gallery…
Photographer - Ivan Miksik - NatureBlink
http://www.natureblink.com/Nature, wildlife and travel photos...
Photographer - Jiri Bohdal
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/Excellent all-round photographer with some great bird pictures...
Photographers - Jan Veber & Libor Votoček - Naturphotogallery
http://www.naturphotogallery.comBird and nature pictures from the Czech Republic…
Photographers - Jiri Jech
http://www.jirijech.czPhotos of birds and other images of nature in the Czech Republic…
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