FIRST BREEDING RECORD OF BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX (LINNAEUS, 1758) AND LITTLE EGRET EGRETTA GARZETTA (LINNAEUS, 1766) IN LIGURIA (NORTH-WEST ITALY) WITH SOME NEW DATA ON GREY HERON ARDEA CINEREA LINNAEUS, 1758

Abstract

In this note the authors present the first breeding records of Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nictycorax and Little Egret Egretta garzetta in the Liguria region (North-West Italy). Reproduction of the former species was ascertained in one site, while nests of the latter were found in two localities. The breeding sites are in the Savona province, close to the border with Piedmont, and they are located in a very anthropized area. Some new data on the nesting of Grey Heron Ardea cinerea are also reported.