Estonian Ornithological Society announces
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English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 02.01.2019
Nightjar Öösorr Caprimulgus europaeus
The bird of the new year is the nightjar. The twenty-fifth Bird of the Year has a hidden way of life, is active mainly in the dark and often remains mysterious. In 2019 the Estonian Ornithological Society introduces the nightjar, describing its habitats and indicating factors that influence its numbers.
At present the nightjar is in its wintering areas in south-eastern and western Africa, returning to
In
"Obviously many people have heard the purring song of the nightjar or noticed it on roads at night catching moths in the rays of headlights but how the species gets on is still not known at present,” Aarne Tuule, leader of the bird of the year project motivated the choice. ”A factor that significantly affects the abundance of the species is the death of nightjars on motor roads. The killing of birds by traffic is little studied in
In spring the Ornithological Society will begin to collect observation of nightjars to clarify the distribution of the species and its use of habitats in
The web page below has information on the nightjar:
www.eoy.ee/oosorr
The Estonian Ornithological Society elects a bird of the year from 1995 onwards. The aim of choosing a bird of the year is to introduce a bird species or group of species occurring in
More information:
Aarne Tuule, manager of the Bird of the Year project
5800 2869
aarne.tuule@eoy.ee