Saturday, April 15, 2017, 12:06
Hunters record another rare bird
Two rare birds have been spotted
in Malta - one by an activists' group and the other, ironically, reported by a
hunters' organisation.
The Committee Against Bird
Slaughter (CABS) said it had recorded the first-ever official record of a
black-winged kite for the Maltese islands.
The rare bird was sighted by a
CABS team yesterday afternoon close to the Verdala Palace in Buskett just six
hours after the end of the spring hunting season.
The German activists followed the
bird for half an hour but then lost visual contact after the kite flew off in
the direction of Siggiewi. Before it disappeared the birdwatchers managed to
film the bird for a few seconds.
CABS said that the observation has been reported to the Maltese Rarities Committee for birds.
The black-winged kite, the size of a small falcon, is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. In Europe, the bird breeds only in Spain, Portugal and South-west France.
CABS said that the observation has been reported to the Maltese Rarities Committee for birds.
The black-winged kite, the size of a small falcon, is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. In Europe, the bird breeds only in Spain, Portugal and South-west France.
Meanwhile, the Kaccaturi San
Ubertu said a member had sighted and photographed a rare bird - the
pale-throated black-eared wheatear.
Although it is a common migrant
in spring and autumn, the pale-throated race is a scarce migrant since it is
seen mainly Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with some records in France. It has
been scarcely recorded in the past in Malta.
KSU encouraged its members to
keep an eye on all migrating birds and report any unusual sightings.
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