Petr Heneberg, Jiri Sirek, Vlasta Skorpikova, Karel Simecek, Jiri Safranek, Daniel Mazanek, Zdenek Hubalek, Eva Jerabkova Overview of sand martin (Riparia riparia) localities
in the Czech Republic
Abstract: During years 1992-2005, we performed a systematic search for the
presence of sand martin colonies throughout the Czech Republic. Here we show a list
of all sand martin nesting localities found, together with all available literature sources
related to the area of the Czech Republic. Breeding of sand martins was confirmed in
66 out of 76 districts of the Czech Republic at 427 localities occupied since 1992 (Fig.
1) and another 313 localities occupied earlier in the 19th or 20th century. The combined
data should serve as a comparative material necessary during the process of creating
new protected areas aimed to allow sustainable existence of the sand martin population
in the Czech Republic, as sand martins are strictly dependent on the mining activities
almost all native nesting places were destroyed in the last decades by regulation of river
banks.
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