Summary of raptor and owl ringing in Slovakia in 2011

The article provides basic information about the number, species and recoveries of ringed birds of prey and owl species in Slovakia in 2011 . The report follows similar papers from the following periods: 2002-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009 and 201 0. In 2011 a total of 61 0 individuals were ringed in Slovakia, of which 509 individuals were birds of prey (1 6 species) and 1 01 individuals were owls (9 species). From the total number, 426 raptor nestlings and 46 owl nestlings were ringed. In comparison with the previous year 201 0 the number of ringed birds of prey and owls increased by 11%.