Kemerburgaz
Doğa Defteri
Four seasons and one night at the edge of the Belgrade Forest
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Plate v · Night
Eurasian scops owl
Otus scops
Size19–21 cm; wingspan 50–64 cm
WhenApril–September; calls on summer nights
WhereSpends the night in gardens with old trees, in parks and along the edge of the village.
FoodCatches grasshoppers, moths and other large insects in the dark.
An owl no bigger than a sparrow. On summer nights it gives itself away with a soft, single-note whistle repeated every few seconds; hearing it is far easier than seeing it. The sound is deceptive, too: a whistle a hundred metres off can seem to come from the branch beside you. Its bark-patterned plumage makes it almost invisible on a daytime perch. It arrives in April and leaves for Africa in September, so the whistle belongs to summer nights alone.
Field tip. Stand at the edge of the village on a June night and listen: a single note repeated at even intervals is the scops owl.
My record
☐ Seen☐ Heard☐ Found its tracks
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Colouring page
Colour in the spring plate
On this page: Hawthorn · Blackbird · Old houses of Kemerburgaz · Common swift · Village fountain · Green toad · Hornbeam. For the real colours see the plate .
On this page: Northern white-breasted hedgehog · Reservoir pool, late summer · Grey heron · Common kingfisher · Mallard · Emperor dragonfly · Young oak. For the real colours see the plate .
On this page: European honey buzzard · Eurasian jay · Hawfinch · Kırkçeşme aqueducts · Red fox · Ivy-leaved cyclamen · Autumn crocus. For the real colours see the plate .
On this page: Tawny owl · European robin · Eurasian nuthatch · Blue tit · Wild boar · Snowdrop · Ivy. For the real colours see the plate .
On this page: Eurasian scops owl · Beech marten · Common nightingale · Northern white-breasted hedgehog · Green toad. For the real colours see the plate .
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Record list
How many have you seen?
SpeciesPlateFirst seen
White stork Ciconia ciconiaSpring
European honey buzzard Pernis apivorusAutumnBarn swallow Hirundo rusticaSpringCommon swift Apus apusSpring
European bee-eater Merops apiasterSummerHoopoe Upupa epopsSpringGolden oriole Oriolus oriolusSpringCommon kingfisher Alcedo atthisSummerGrey heron Ardea cinereaSummerGreat spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos majorSummerEurasian jay Garrulus glandariusAutumn
European robin Erithacus rubeculaWinterBlue tit Cyanistes caeruleusWinterGreat tit Parus majorSpringTawny owl Strix alucoWinterEurasian scops owl Otus scopsNightCommon nightingale Luscinia megarhynchosNightNorthern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicusSummerSpur-thighed tortoise Testudo graecaSpringCaucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalusSummerRed fox Vulpes vulpesAutumnRoe deer Capreolus capreolusSummerKemerburgaz Nature Notebook · pocket notebook4 / 4