Odval Dolu Felix – Jan
Vertebrate
The community of vertebrate which use the pit tip as a habitat, mating ground
and feeding ground is quite diverse. The composition of species is typical
mainly of woods, forest glades and edges of forests, and also partly for the
biotopes of thin grass and urbanised areas. Biological and ecological surveys of the pit tip revealed the
presence of three species of reptiles, 42 species of birds and four mammal
species. Particularly interesting is the population of the sand lizard and the
ringed snake. Mammals are represented with the European hare, stone marten, wild
boar and the roe deer.
Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is a predatory bird of the Accipitridae family. It is marked as endangered on the Red List and is strictly protected. It is slightly bigger than the common buzzard; it grows to the length of 52 – 59 cm, with a 113 – 135cm wingspan and weight of 580 – 950 g. The top side is brownish, while the bottom side of the body is highly variable among young and adult populations: from white through spotty to solid brown. The male’s head is mostly blue-grey; the female’s head is brown (sometimes blue-grey in places). In flight, the honey-buzzard resembles the common buzzard, but it has narrower wings, dark rim at the back and a dark spot at the elbow.