Greater Spotted Eagle in Iraq
2026-09-21
The Greater Spotted Eagle frequently migrates to Iraq. It is found near the reservoirs and wetlands of the Ahwar region. The number of birds wintering
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Migration monitoring results of Greater Spotted Eagles from Polesie – wintering sites
2026-09-20
The authors of the post published on a webpage of Ukrainian Center of Birds of Preys – A. Simon, S. Domashevsky, M. Franchuk, and O.
GPS tracking in research of Greater Spotted Eagle
2026-09-19
A paper [1] about Greater Spotted Eagle and their hybrids with Lesser Spotted Eagle has been published. The ranging areas at breeding and wintering grounds
Breeding success of the Greater Spotted Eagle in the Rivne Nature Reserve based on camera trap observations
2026-09-17
As reported by M. Franchuk and A. Simon on the website of the Ukrainian Centre of Birds of Prey Research, monitoring of the Ukrainian population
The 23rd national raptor census completed in Hungary
2026-09-16
In January 2026, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME) — in cooperation with national park directorates and other nature conservation organizations — organized
Analysis of Greater Spotted Eagle movements in summer
2026-09-15
According to reports from the Ukrainian Bird of Prey Research Centre, a research project on the migration of the Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) is
Conservation measure in the Natura 2000 area in Bulgaria
2026-09-14
In 2025, the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Ruse (RIEW) and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) conducted a joint
2025 National Bird of Prey Census
2026-09-12
In January 2025, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME) in collaboration with national park directorates and other nature conservation organizations organized the 22nd
Defense of a foraging territory
2026-09-11
An interaction between a juvenile Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) and a Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) was observed in Malaysia. This did not appear to
Results of breeding monitoring of the Greater Spotted Eagle in Western Polesie in 2025
2026-09-07
Currently, the core breeding population of the Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) in Ukraine is concentrated in the Rivne Nature Reserve, where annual surveys are
Results of monitoring in 2025
2026-09-05
Monitoring of Birds of Poland (MBP) has published the results of the Greater Spotted Eagle Monitoring (MOG) for 2025. Breeding sites identified between 2000 and 2006
Greater Spotted Eagle Tagging Results in Western Polesie in 2025
2026-09-04
The 14th annual monitoring season for the Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) has concluded. In Western Polesie, 2025 was characterized by weather anomalies – a
Greater Spotted Eagle Research in Western Polesie, Ukraine in 2024
2026-09-03
According to reports published on the website of the Ukrainian Center for the Study of Birds of Prey and prepared by M. Franchuk, I. Zubkovych,
Greater Spotted Eagles on the move – an educational field game from a team in Turkey
2026-08-31
Thanks to the work of our Turkish colleagues, a unique 4×4-meter floor game, „Migrator: The Eagle’s Adventure”, has been created, designed specifically for hands-on activities
The important role of collaboration between LIFE projects
2026-08-28
On 22nd-24th April 2026, project representatives participated in the second edition of the Platform Meeting of Nature and Climate LIFE Projects in Central and Eastern
Participating in the conference allows sharing good practices
2026-08-25
On 25-26th March 2026, representatives of the team from the Poznań University of Life Sciences participated in the XXth anniversary conference in the series „Active
Summary of activities on the wintering grounds – Waiting for the new breeding season
2026-08-24
Our Turkish colleagues from the Doğa Araştırmaları Derneği DAD (Nature Research Society) shared material presenting field activities carried out as part of a joint LIFE
This time, the greater spotted eagle couldn’t be saved, but the monitoring system worked – news from Estonia
2026-05-09
The purpose of bird monitoring using GNSS (GPS-based) transmitters as part of the GSELIFEAboveBorders project is not only to track the migration of Greater Spotted
Through Play to Knowledge – Project Promotion
2026-05-04
Since November 2024, colleagues from the Estonian University of Life Sciences have been organizing regular meetings at Tartu Nature House to promote knowledge about the
Counting of wintering birds of prey in Hungary
2025-04-23
The 22nd counting of wintering birds of prey in Hungary, carried out in January 2025 by the BirdLife Hungary organization (MME), showed 18,486 individuals belonging
Swedish Species Database
2025-04-22
Information on the greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) can be found in the Swedish species database Artdatabanken – Artfakta (Större skrikörn).
A dataset about the greater spotted eagle
2025-01-30
Everyone can benefit from information on the greater spotted eagle [GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei] collected as part of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Factors that impact on migration routes of Greater Spotted Eagle
2024-11-24
Study on migration routes of Greater Spotted Eagles in coastal peninsulas in China is presented in publication by Xu Shi et al. titled “Detour for
Environment reports for Turkey
2024-10-06
Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change published reports about greater spotted eagle in two provinces: Çanakkale and Kastamonu.
War in Ukraine
2024-09-19
War in Ukraine has changed migration routes of greater spotted eagles Clanga clanga. Such a conclusion is published in the paper „Active European warzone impacts raptor
News from Estonia
2024-09-19
Good news has been received from Urmas SELLIS (EULS). In breeding season a nest of greater spotted eagles Clanga clanga was monitoring successfully to wait for
Breeding pairs in Poland
2024-08-04
In Poland in 2018 according to the initiative „Registry of Rare Birds” (Kartoteka Rzadkich Ptaków) there were 12 breeding pairs of greater spotted eagle Clanga clanga („Kartoteka
News from Bulgaria
2024-04-29
Bulgaria’s wetlands are a key wintering site for Greater Spotted Eagles. A team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) conducted monitoring of Greater Spotted Eagle wintering grounds in the Mandra-Poda Special Habitat Protection Area (SPA) in southern Bulgaria.
Control at wintering grounds
2024-04-17
The high mortality of birds during migration and on the wintering grounds has a significant impact on the population size of the Greater Spotted Eagle. This aspect of conservation is an important part of our project.
Construction of nesting platforms
2024-04-10
Construction of artificial nesting platforms has begun in the eagle’s nesting forests in Poland and Estonia. These are natural nest-like structures approximately 1 m in diameter, reinforced with an aluminium skeleton.
Protection against predation by forest martens
2024-04-10
One of the natural enemies of the Greater Spotted Eagle is the marten Martes martes. Almost every year, this predator destroys part of the breeding of this rarest of eagles by eating their eggs or chicks.