Abstract

This article presents the results of using a camera trap on a nest of the Greater Spotted Eagle ( Aquila [ Clanga ] clanga ) in the Belarusian part of Chernobyl exclusion zone during the full breeding season of 2018 from the time of adult birds’ arrival to the nest until the juveniles’ departure. Data were obtained on: nest building activity; egg laying and incubation; participation of the male in incubation; time of hatching; kainism; the number of prey items and biomass; the diet of the nestling; the dynamics of parental care and negative impact of human disturbance; and fledgling period.

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