Volunteers and ornithologists of the Center for the Protection and Study of Birds (CZIP) listened to the hoot and counted owls, great barn owls, in the area of the Montenegrin coast, Rumija and Bjelopavlić. They recorded 35 males and one female, i.e. the same number of territories of the large shrew, and they covered 75 points during the activity called "Bubo night".
That's what she told "Vijesta". Marija Šoškić Popović from CZIP and added that they had 91 participants, curious to listen to the roar of the great hornbill.
"Last Sunday, we did a census of large eel on the coast in two groups, from Herceg Novi to Ulcinj, and this Sunday we covered Bjelopavlić and Rumija", said Šoškić Popović.
At Rumija, Bar, they covered 18 points and listened to seven singing males of the great hornbills.
Šoškić Popović stated that there are many locations in Montenegro where the great hornbills can nest, and they look for areas with large cliffs, about 100 or 200 meters high, which have burrows where they can nest.
"We are a karst country and we have a lot of suitable habitats for it, but they nest somewhat more in the central and southern part of Montenegro, because it is more rugged, there are fewer forests and there is greater availability of food," she pointed out.
What makes them most happy, as she said, is that every year they have more and more participants, bird and nature lovers, and they have been organizing "Bubo night" for eight years.
"If the ornithologists were to do a census of the great egret, 15 of us could cover the same number of points in one night, and with the help of volunteers, we manage to cover 30 to 40 points," she said.
Šoškić Popović believes that the recorded number of individuals is different from the real one, because there is always the possibility that not all of them announced themselves on those nights.
According to the CZIP data, it is estimated that there are around 230 to 460 pairs of great egrets, and the eight-year census shows that this number is stable.
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