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Family ACCIPITRIDAE, honey buzzards, kites, harriers, vultures and hawks

Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus

wpe39.jpg (29105 bytes) This bird inhabits forests of a large part of Europe and western temperate Asia. It winters in Sub-Saharan Africa. The population of the European Union amounts to about 20000 breeding pairs and the total European population 130000 pairs. In some regions this species has declined, but elsewhere it has extended its distribution following the expansion of forest plantations. Globally its populations seem fairly stable (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

East Anglia

2

I

East Midlands (GB)

1

2

C

Scotland

1

2

South East (GB)

1

16

C

South West (GB)

1

2

West Midlands (GB)

1

2

Danmark

50

200

Nederland

400

500

C

Région Wallonne

200

350

C

Vlaams Gewest

70

100

C

Luxembourg

17

C

Baden-Württemberg

300

400

C

Bayern

500

2500

C

Berlin

1

3

C

Brandenburg

200

250

C

Bremen

2

4

C

Hamburg

2

3

C

Hessen

100

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

175

C

Niedersachsen

400

600

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

200

2000

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

50

C

Saarland

20

C

Sachsen

100

500

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

100

500

C

Schleswig-Holstein

80

200

C

Thüringen

100

500

C

Alsace

80

170

C

Aquitaine

1150

1400

C

Auvergne

400

600

C

Basse-Normandie

200

475

C

Bourgogne

450

500

C

Bretagne

200

C

Centre

800

1000

C

Champagne-Ardennes

750

900

C

Franche-Comté

450

750

C

Haute-Normandie

100

140

C

Ile de France

127

187

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

5

50

C

Limousin

470

980

C

Lorraine

335

370

C

Midi-Pyrénées

101

500

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

148

192

C

Pays de la Loire

320

440

C

Picardie

39

55

C

Poitou-Charente

70

110

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

240

335

C

Rhône-Alpes

1383

1683

C

Abruzzi

30

60

C

Campania

1

5

C

Emilia Romagna

30

60

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

30

60

C

Lazio

30

60

C

Liguria

15

60

C

Lombardia

80

100

C

Marche

30

60

C

Molise

1

5

C

Piemonte

15

60

C

Puglia

1

5

Toscana

30

60

C

Trentino-Alto Adige

30

60

C

Umbria

30

60

C

Valle d'Aosta

30

60

C

Veneto

30

60

C

Andalucia

1

10

C

Aragon

50

150

C

Asturias

50

100

C

Cantabria

50

75

C

Castilla la Mancha

50

75

C

Castilla y Leon

50

100

C

Cataluña

30

60

C

Extremadura

50

150

C

Galicia

10

50

C

Madrid

11

50

C

Murcia

1

10

C

Navarra

50

150

C

Pais Vasco

50

75

C

Rioja

10

50

C

Centro

1

2

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

1

2

C

Norte

3

5

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

50

C

Attiki

5

20

C

Dytiki Ellada

10

C

Dytiki Makedonia

25

C

Ipeiros

20

C

Kentriki Makedonia

20

C

Peloponnisos

5

C

Sterea Ellada

40

100

C

Thessalia

20

C

Voreio Aigaio

5

C

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Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus

wpe3A.jpg (24287 bytes) This species has a fragmented distribution covering most of Africa except the Sahara, south-eastern Asia, parts of Indonesia and Australia. In south-western Europe it inhabits open habitats with scattered trees. For a long time it was restricted to the Iberian Peninsula, but during the last two decades it has extended its distribution to south-western France. About 1300 breeding pairs occur currently in the European Union (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Aquitaine

0

1

C

Andalucia

1

C

Castilla la Mancha

20

C

Castilla y Leon

15

C

Extremadura

65

C

Madrid

1

10

C

Alentejo

85

140

C

Centro

25

30

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

35

50

C

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Black Kite, Milvus migrans

wpe3B.jpg (28058 bytes) This kite inhabits most of Africa and Eurasia, from the Iberian Peninsula to Japan. Northwards it occurs up to 65°N. European populations are wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. About 21000-28000 breeding pairs occur in the European Union, which represents roughly 25% of the total European population. This species is subject to important fluctuations, but globally it undergoes a slow decrease since the beginning of the century. Being largely a scavenger, it is very susceptible to poisoning and pollution by pesticides. The disappearance of extensive pastoralism is another negative factor (Tucker & Heath).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Nederland

0

1

C

Région Wallonne

3

8

C

Vlaams Gewest

1

C

Luxembourg

5

6

C

Baden-Württemberg

300

C

Bayern

150

400

C

Berlin

1

C

Brandenburg

200

220

C

Hessen

130

150

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

240

C

Niedersachsen

25

30

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

9

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

100

C

Saarland

5

C

Sachsen

75

125

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

100

250

C

Schleswig-Holstein

2

5

C

Thüringen

2

5

C

Alsace

100

140

C

Aquitaine

1600

2550

C

Auvergne

700

950

C

Basse-Normandie

0

2

C

Bourgogne

290

320

C

Bretagne

1

10

Centre

120

200

C

Champagne-Ardennes

450

510

C

Franche-Comté

850

1250

C

Haute-Normandie

0

2

C

Ile de France

1

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

50

100

C

Limousin

138

267

C

Lorraine

470

510

C

Midi-Pyrénées

350

600

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

0

1

C

Pays de la Loire

195

265

C

Picardie

1

C

Poitou-Charente

290

410

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

175

315

C

Rhône-Alpes

850

990

C

Abruzzi

10

15

C

Basilicata

10

15

C

Calabria

10

15

C

Campania

10

C

Emilia Romagna

20

25

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

20

25

C

Lazio

10

C

Liguria

1

10

C

Lombardia

200

300

C

Marche

10

C

Molise

10

15

C

Piemonte

50

100

C

Puglia

10

15

C

Sardegna

1

5

C

Sicilia

15

C

Toscana

20

25

C

Umbria

20

25

C

Valle d'Aosta

100

150

C

Veneto

100

150

C

Andalucia

4000

5000

C

Aragon

1000

2000

C

Asturias

10

150

C

Canarias

1

10

C

Cantabria

10

150

C

Castilla la Mancha

4000

2000

C

Castilla y Leon

4000

2000

C

Cataluña

26

32

C

Extremadura

6000

7000

C

Galicia

10

150

C

Madrid

100

C

Murcia

7

10

C

Navarra

10

150

C

Pais Vasco

10

150

C

Rioja

10

150

C

Alentejo

430

570

C

Algarve

20

25

C

Centro

180

240

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

200

260

C

Norte

60

80

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

15

C

Dytiki Makedonia

5

15

C

Ipeiros

0

3

C

Kentriki Makedonia

15

C

Thessalia

3

10

C

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Red Kite, Milvus milvus

wpe3C.jpg (27394 bytes) This kite is essentially a European species, breeding from the Iberian Peninsula to the South of the Baltic Sea and from Wales to the Caucasus. It is also known from north-western Africa and the Cape Verde islands. It disappeared recently from the Canary islands. The birds of Wales and south-western Europe are largely sedentary or make only very small movements in winter. Those of the north-east move to the south-west. The population of the European Union amounts to 21000 breeding pairs for a global population of maximum 32000 pairs. Despite some fluctuations, it seems to be fairly stable (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Wales

77

92

C

Danmark

8

C

Nederland

2

5

C

Région Wallonne

30

45

C

Luxembourg

10

12

C

Baden-Württemberg

180

200

C

Bayern

150

400

C

Berlin

1

5

C

Brandenburg

100

120

C

Hessen

250

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

100

120

C

Niedersachsen

600

800

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

210

300

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

100

C

Saarland

20

30

C

Sachsen

5

50

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

5

50

C

Schleswig-Holstein

25

50

C

Thüringen

200

400

C

Alsace

100

C

Aquitaine

20

50

C

Auvergne

49

62

C

Bourgogne

165

180

C

Centre

1

2

C

Champagne-Ardennes

480

550

C

Corse

50

100

C

Franche-Comté

700

1000

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

20

50

C

Limousin

40

70

C

Lorraine

740

790

C

Midi-Pyrénées

100

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

1

2

C

Picardie

6

8

C

Rhône-Alpes

50

60

C

Abruzzi

0

2

C

Basilicata

5

10

C

Calabria

4

C

Campania

6

6

C

Lazio

5

10

C

Molise

0

2

C

Puglia

5

10

C

Sicilia

40

C

Andalucia

200

300

C

Aragon

400

500

C

Asturias

10

50

C

Baleares

20

40

C

Cantabria

10

50

C

Castilla la Mancha

200

300

C

Castilla y Leon

400

500

C

Cataluña

3

C

Extremadura

800

900

C

Galicia

10

50

C

Madrid

11

50

C

Murcia

10

50

C

Navarra

50

150

C

Pais Vasco

10

50

C

Rioja

10

50

C

Alentejo

30

40

C

Centro

50

60

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

10

12

C

Norte

4

5

C

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White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla

wpe46.jpg (24625 bytes) This bird is breeding in south-western Greenland, Iceland and in a large part of Eurasia, from the Balkan Peninsula, Germany and Norway to northern China and eastern Siberia. During last century and the first half of this century the species has declined dramatically and has disappeared from many regions. Since 1970 its western populations have increased, and have been able to become established again in several regions. In Central Europe and Greece the decrease is still going on, however. The population of the European Union (12 Member States) was of 149-161 breeding pairs, while the total European population can be estimated at 3500 pairs. This species has been suffering and is still suffering in some regions from persecution, acute poisoning, nest destruction and wetland reclamation. Between 1950 and 1980 it has also been subject to reduced fertility following chronic poisoning with pesticides (Tucker & Heath).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Scotland

11

11

C

Danmark

0

1

C

Brandenburg

22

25

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

100

120

C

Niedersachsen

1

C

Sachsen

6

6

C

Schleswig-Holstein

4

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

2

3

C

Ipeiros

1

2

C

Kentriki Makedonia

1

2

C

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Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus

wpe3D.jpg (24064 bytes) This vulture has a widespread distribution in the mountains of Eurasia and Africa. Its population in the European Union amounts to 88 breeding pairs, while the total European population can be estimated at 200-640 pairs. Since the middle of last century this species has undergone a strong decrease, and it has disappeared from Germany and Italy. Currently its population seems to be stable in France, increasing in Spain. The decline is still progressing in Greece. Its main reasons are direct persecution and poisoning. Recently habitat loss, lack of food resources due to abandonment of extensive livestock economy and disturbance by tourism and recreational activities have also had adverse effects (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Aquitaine

10

C

Corse

10

C

Midi-Pyrénées

7

C

Aragon

30

35

Cataluña

20

25

Navarra

2

5

C

Dytiki Makedonia

1

C

Ipeiros

1

2

C

Kentriki Makedonia

1

C

Kriti

10

12

C

Sterea Ellada

2

3

C

Thessalia

1

C

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Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus

wpeB6.jpg (25868 bytes) This vulture is widely distributed in southern Europe, from south-western Asia to India and Mongolia, and in the northern half of Africa. The birds of Spain, the Balearic islands and the Canary islands are partly sedentary, but all other populations winter in Africa, mainly in the Sahel region. About 1600-1770 breeding pairs inhabit the European Union. This population is declining since the beginning of the century, and is still declining in many regions. Direct persecution and poisoning are the most important threats to this species (Tucker & Heath, EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Aquitaine

28

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

2

C

Midi-Pyrénées

2

4

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

20

C

Basilicata

0

1

C

Calabria

8

C

Puglia

2

5

Sicilia

20

C

Andalucia

100

150

C

Aragon

100

150

C

Asturias

1

10

C

Baleares

10

15

C

Canarias

22

23

C

Cantabria

1

10

C

Castilla la Mancha

50

100

C

Castilla y Leon

400

500

C

Cataluña

35

40

C

Comunidad Valenciana

1

2

C

Extremadura

100

150

C

Galicia

1

10

C

Madrid

1

2

C

Murcia

1

10

C

Navarra

141

C

Pais Vasco

1

5

Rioja

50

100

C

Alentejo

5

10

Centro

10

20

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

5

10

C

Norte

20

30

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

40

C

Dytiki Makedonia

10

C

Ionia nisia

2

C

Ipeiros

25

C

Kentriki Makedonia

5

10

C

Notio Aigaio

2

C

Peloponnisos

5

10

C

Sterea Ellada

10

C

Thessalia

70

C

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Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus

wpe3E.jpg (25987 bytes) This vulture inhabits southern Europe, North Africa and from south-western Asia to southern China. Most European birds are sedentary. The population of the European Union amounts to 8800-9000 breeding pairs. Because of heavy persecution and poisoning it has strongly declined since the middle of last century. More recently changes in the methods of raising domestic livestock have reduced the availability of the Griffon Vulture's food. Since 1970 however Spanish and French populations have increased, mainly thanks to effective protection measures and withdrawal of long-lasting pesticides. In France its breeding distribution has even been extended through a reintroduction programme. In Italy, Portugal and Greece the decline is still in progress (Tucker & Heath).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Aquitaine

250

265

Languedoc-Roussillon

20

Midi-Pyrénées

30

Sardegna

20

C

Andalucia

600

800

C

Aragon

600

700

C

Asturias

10

50

C

Cantabria

1

10

C

Castilla la Mancha

150

250

C

Castilla y Leon

1000

1200

C

Cataluña

78

83

C

Comunidad Valenciana

46

70

C

Extremadura

400

500

C

Madrid

11

50

C

Murcia

10

20

C

Navarra

792

C

Pais Vasco

50

75

C

Rioja

100

200

C

Centro

40

60

C

Norte

60

90

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

20

C

Dytiki Ellada

15

40

C

Dytiki Makedonia

0

5

C

Ionia nisia

5

8

C

Ipeiros

50

C

Kentriki Makedonia

0

5

C

Kriti

80

150

C

Notio Aigaio

3

10

C

Peloponnisos

5

6

C

Sterea Ellada

20

30

C

Thessalia

30

50

C

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Black Vulture, Aegypius monachus

wpe3F.jpg (24420 bytes) This large vulture is breeding in Eurasia between 30°N and 50°N and from the Iberian Peninsula to Mongolia and China. Because of the degradation and destruction of its breeding habitats, direct persecution and poisoning, abandoning of extensive livestock economy and rarefaction of wild ungulate populations, this species has considerably declined all over its breeding area. In the European Union it is not longer breeding in Portugal, France and Italy. It has become very uncommon in Greece, but now increase locally as in Spain following conservation measures. In Spain it has definitely increased, however. Its global European population amounts to 900-1000 breeding pairs (Tucker & Heath, 1994).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Andalucia

35

C

Baleares

40

48

I

Castilla la Mancha

30

C

Castilla y Leon

67

C

Extremadura

230

C

Madrid

11

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

10

20

C

Thessalia

1

2

I

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Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus

wpe40.jpg (26517 bytes) This species is breeding in a large part of southern and Eastern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. It is wintering mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The population of the European Union amounts to 3000-4500 breeding pairs, and seems to be fairly stable. It has undergone a strong decrease and contraction during last century, and the species has disappeared from Germany and Denmark (Tucker & Heath). The main reasons for this decline are intensification of agriculture and disappearance of extensive livestock economy (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Aquitaine

145

200

C

Auvergne

40

60

C

Bourgogne

10

C

Centre

20

30

C

Franche-Comté

16

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

130

190

C

Limousin

15

20

C

Midi-Pyrénées

22

200

C

Pays de la Loire

6

12

C

Poitou-Charente

23

40

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

120

195

C

Rhône-Alpes

170

195

C

Basilicata

20

40

C

Calabria

6

C

Campania

1

2

C

Emilia Romagna

1

2

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

10

20

C

Lazio

20

40

C

Liguria

20

C

Lombardia

3

4

C

Marche

20

40

C

Molise

20

40

C

Piemonte

1

5

C

Puglia

20

40

C

Toscana

20

40

C

Trentino-Alto Adige

1

2

C

Umbria

20

40

C

Valle d'Aosta

1

5

C

Veneto

1

2

C

Andalucia

300

C

Aragon

200

C

Asturias

50

C

Cantabria

30

C

Castilla la Mancha

400

C

Castilla y Leon

400

C

Cataluña

100

150

C

Comunidad Valenciana

77

86

C

Extremadura

500

C

Galicia

20

C

Madrid

11

50

C

Murcia

40

50

C

Navarra

50

C

Pais Vasco

30

C

Rioja

50

C

Alentejo

40

50

C

Algarve

10

15

C

Centro

15

18

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

10

15

C

Norte

30

35

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

75

100

C

Attiki

3

6

C

Dytiki Ellada

20

30

C

Dytiki Makedonia

30

60

C

Ionia nisia

10

20

C

Ipeiros

30

50

C

Kentriki Makedonia

50

75

C

Kriti

0

10

C

Notio Aigaio

3

10

C

Peloponnisos

30

60

C

Sterea Ellada

30

70

C

Thessalia

25

30

C

Voreio Aigaio

10

30

C

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Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus

wpe43.jpg (28278 bytes) This harrier inhabits open swamps in northern Africa and Eurasia, between 30°N and 62°N. The birds of the south and south-west are largely sedentary, but those from the north and the north-east are mainly wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. About 10000 breeding pairs inhabit the European Union. Some populations have definitely increased in western Europe, but those of the southern part of the continent are steadily decreasing, e.g. in the Iberian Peninsula (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

East Anglia

100

C

East Midlands (GB)

10

C

South East (GB)

4

C

Yorkshire and Humberside

1

C

Danmark

507

C

Nederland

700

900

C

Région Wallonne

3

7

C

Vlaams Gewest

54

70

C

Baden-Württemberg

15

27

C

Bayern

20

60

C

Berlin

5

7

C

Brandenburg

600

700

C

Hamburg

13

C

Hessen

27

35

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

647

702

C

Niedersachsen

550

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

25

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

27

C

Saarland

1

2

C

Sachsen

60

80

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

325

385

C

Schleswig-Holstein

250

C

Thüringen

5

10

C

Alsace

12

18

C

Aquitaine

5

10

C

Basse-Normandie

10

11

C

Bourgogne

10

C

Bretagne

5

10

Centre

137

193

C

Champagne-Ardennes

75

95

C

Corse

5

6

C

Franche-Comté

5

10

C

Haute-Normandie

1

2

C

Ile de France

3

5

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

35

41

C

Limousin

1

3

C

Lorraine

129

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

13

16

C

Pays de la Loire

115

160

C

Picardie

23

28

C

Poitou-Charente

95

115

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

86

90

C

Rhône-Alpes

43

48

C

Abruzzi

1

2

C

Calabria

2

C

Emilia Romagna

5

7

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

5

7

C

Lazio

2

5

C

Liguria

0

1

C

Lombardia

12

15

C

Piemonte

5

7

C

Puglia

0

2

C

Sardegna

5

10

C

Toscana

16

18

C

Veneto

5

7

C

Andalucia

145

200

C

Aragon

45

50

C

Baleares

2

3

C

Castilla la Mancha

68

75

C

Castilla y Leon

60

70

C

Cataluña

5

8

C

Comunidad Valenciana

3

10

C

Extremadura

4

6

C

Galicia

1

C

Madrid

21

25

C

Murcia

20

30

C

Navarra

27

C

Pais Vasco

1

C

Alentejo

12

16

C

Centro

6

8

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

9

12

C

Norte

3

4

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

25

40

M

Dytiki Ellada

3

10

M

Dytiki Makedonia

20

40

M

Ipeiros

10

20

M

Kentriki Makedonia

15

30

M

Peloponnisos

0

3

M

Voreio Aigaio

0

3

M

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Hen Harrier, Circus cyanus

wpe44.jpg (27376 bytes) This harrier inhabits a great diversity of open habitats in North America, South America and a large part of Eurasia, from the British Isles to Kamchatka. Its southern populations are sedentary. Those of the north-east of the continent are wintering in the south-west. The total population of the European Union amounts to about 4400 breeding pairs (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds). In some areas it is slightly increasing, but overall it is decreasing.

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Donegal

5

6

C

East (IRE)

5

10

C

Mid West

5

20

C

Midlands

1

10

C

North East

1

2

C

South East

10

30

C

South West

5

20

C

West

7

10

C

East Anglia

2

3

C

North (GB)

12

15

C

North West (GB)

2

3

C

Northern Ireland

10

20

C

Scotland

570

570

C

Wales

14

18

C

West Midlands (GB)

4

5

C

Yorkshire and Humberside

4

5

C

Danmark

1

C

Nederland

110

120

C

Région Wallonne

0

5

C

Baden-Württemberg

3

C

Bayern

1

5

Brandenburg

0

10

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

0

10

C

Niedersachsen

10

20

C

Saarland

0

1

C

Sachsen

0

2

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

0

2

C

Schleswig-Holstein

0

5

C

Thüringen

0

3

Alsace

2

5

C

Aquitaine

250

300

C

Auvergne

450

550

C

Basse-Normandie

30

40

C

Bourgogne

300

C

Bretagne

10

C

Centre

200

300

C

Champagne-Ardennes

250

310

C

Franche-Comté

10

20

Haute-Normandie

10

12

C

Ile de France

6

10

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

100

200

C

Limousin

180

500

C

Lorraine

38

45

C

Midi-Pyrénées

101

500

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

3

5

C

Pays de la Loire

195

270

C

Picardie

15

16

C

Poitou-Charente

440

700

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

5

10

Rhône-Alpes

116

130

C

Aragon

20

50

C

Asturias

10

20

C

Cantabria

20

50

C

Castilla la Mancha

5

10

Castilla y Leon

1

10

C

Cataluña

10

C

Galicia

10

20

C

Madrid

17

18

C

Navarra

40

C

Pais Vasco

20

50

C

Alentejo

0

1

C

Centro

0

1

C

Norte

4

5

C

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Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus

This harrier is breeding in steppes and semi-deserts, from Eastern Europe to Mongolia. It is wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and in southern Asia. Its populations are strongly declining, and it is breeding only sporadically in the European Union. It's a regular passage migrant in Greece, especially in spring (Handrinos & Akriotis).

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Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus

wpe45.jpg (28477 bytes) This harrier inhabits steppes and open marshes of a large part of Eurasia, from the Iberian Peninsula and England to Mongolia. It breeds also in Morocco. Its winter quarters are in sub-Saharan Africa. The population of the European Union amounts to about 6100 breeding pairs, which represent about 20% of the total European population. This species is shows wide fluctuations, but since several decades seems to decrease (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

East Anglia

3

6

C

East Midlands (GB)

1

2

C

South East (GB)

1

3

C

South West (GB)

2

5

C

Yorkshire and Humberside

0

1

C

Danmark

18

C

Nederland

5

10

C

Région Wallonne

0

3

Vlaams Gewest

0

3

Luxembourg

1

5

C

Baden-Württemberg

1

6

C

Bayern

3

10

C

Brandenburg

35

50

C

Hamburg

0

10

C

Hessen

1

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

20

30

C

Niedersachsen

30

40

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

17

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

0

2

C

Saarland

1

5

C

Sachsen

5

20

Sachsen-Anhalt

5

20

Schleswig-Holstein

10

30

Thüringen

5

10

Alsace

15

20

C

Aquitaine

150

200

C

Auvergne

560

600

C

Basse-Normandie

2

3

C

Bourgogne

400

C

Bretagne

75

C

Centre

100

200

C

Champagne-Ardennes

130

190

C

Corse

0

2

Franche-Comté

90

170

C

Haute-Normandie

2

5

Ile de France

5

7

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

100

200

C

Limousin

31

63

C

Lorraine

150

155

C

Midi-Pyrénées

22

200

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

7

13

C

Pays de la Loire

417

473

C

Picardie

2

3

C

Poitou-Charente

880

1110

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

65

95

C

Rhône-Alpes

346

381

C

Emilia Romagna

20

40

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

20

40

C

Lazio

20

40

C

Liguria

0

1

C

Lombardia

5

8

C

Marche

26

32

C

Piemonte

20

40

C

Sardegna

20

40

C

Toscana

20

40

C

Umbria

0

2

C

Veneto

20

40

C

Andalucia

40

60

C

Aragon

30

100

C

Asturias

1

5

C

Cantabria

1

5

C

Castilla la Mancha

50

100

C

Castilla y Leon

60

100

C

Cataluña

4

C

Comunidad Valenciana

6

43

C

Extremadura

1500

2250

C

Galicia

1

5

C

Madrid

54

60

C

Murcia

40

60

C

Navarra

40

50

C

Pais Vasco

1

5

C

Rioja

20

60

C

Alentejo

600

780

C

Algarve

15

20

C

Centro

70

90

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

15

20

C

Norte

300

400

C

Dytiki Makedonia

3

10

M

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Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes

wpe41.jpg (24234 bytes) This bird inhabits south-eastern Europe, from the Balkan Peninsula to the Ural mountains. Outside Europe it is breeding as far east as western Kazakhstan and Iran. In the European Union its distribution is limited to Greece, where its population is estimated at 1000-1200 breeding pairs, its total European population being around 12000 pairs (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds). Being totally migratory, this species is wintering in north-eastern Africa, but its exact wintering quarters are not well known.

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

150

300

C

Dytiki Makedonia

100

C

Ipeiros

50

100

C

Kentriki Makedonia

150

300

C

Sterea Ellada

100

C

Thessalia

150

C

Voreio Aigaio

10

C

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Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis arrigonii

This bird has a widespread distribution in Europe, Asia and North America. Its race arrigonii is endemic to Corsica and Sardinia where it is sedentary.

NUT

MIN

MAX

R

Corse

10

50

C

Sardegna

25

30

C

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Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus granti

This bird has a widespread distribution in Eurasia and northern Africa. Its race granti is endemic to Madeira and the Canary islands, where it is sedentary.

NUT

MIN

MAX

R

Canarias

200

200

C

Madeira

10

100

C

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Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus

wpe42.jpg (24173 bytes) This bird has a widespread distribution in northern Africa and Asia, from Morocco to western China. It is known in south-western Europe also, and its total European population can be estimated at 1000-2000 breeding pairs. Its Greek breeding population is totalling not more than 40-60 pairs (Handrinos & Akriotis, Tucker & Heath). It is decreasing, mainly because of the increasing agricultural encroachment on its steppe habitat.

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

30

40

C

Dytiki Makedonia

2

5

C

Kentriki Makedonia

10

20

C

Kriti

2

10

C

Notio Aigaio

20

40

C

Peloponnisos

20

40

C

Sterea Ellada

30

50

C

Thessalia

10

20

C

Voreio Aigaio

30

40

C

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Last update : 06/10/06