Short-toed Eagle
The Short-toed Eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey which can be recognised by their predominantly white underside, the upper parts being greyish brown. The chin, throat and upper breast are a pale, earthy brown. The tail has 3 or 4 bars. Additional features are an owl-like rounded head, bright yellow eyes and lightly barred underwings.
The Short-toed Eagle can be found throughout the Mediterranean basin and in to Russia and the Middle East and parts of Asia. Those present on the northern edge of the Mediterranean and other parts of Europe migrate mainly to sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator, leaving in September/October and returning in April/May. The Short-toed Eagle has suffered a steep decline in numbers and range in Europe and is now rare and still decreasing in several countries due to changes in agriculture and land use. In Europe it is most numerous in Spain.
The Short-toed Eagle can be found in open cultivated plains, arid stony deciduous scrub areas and foothills and semi-desert areas but it requires trees for nesting.
The Short-toed Eagle’s diet consists mainly of snakes and lizards but occasionally small mammals and birds.
Date: 10th September 2010
Location: Ribadelago Viejo, Castille y Leon, Spain
The Short-toed Eagle can be found throughout the Mediterranean basin and in to Russia and the Middle East and parts of Asia. Those present on the northern edge of the Mediterranean and other parts of Europe migrate mainly to sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator, leaving in September/October and returning in April/May. The Short-toed Eagle has suffered a steep decline in numbers and range in Europe and is now rare and still decreasing in several countries due to changes in agriculture and land use. In Europe it is most numerous in Spain.
The Short-toed Eagle can be found in open cultivated plains, arid stony deciduous scrub areas and foothills and semi-desert areas but it requires trees for nesting.
The Short-toed Eagle’s diet consists mainly of snakes and lizards but occasionally small mammals and birds.
Date: 10th September 2010
Location: Ribadelago Viejo, Castille y Leon, Spain
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Also in: South and north west Spain - September 2010
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