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16.Eagle electrocuted. Poland, January 2018

According to a news release by State Forests/Lasy Państwowe, the bird was found dead on 25 January. Scorched feathers indicated the deadly collision with a power line. The White-tailed Eagle is quite likely from a breeding pair in a forest near Złotów and was ringed six years ago 350 kilometres away. Currently there are about 1.400 WtE pairs in the country.

29 January 2018 https://www.lasy.gov.pl/pl/informacje/a ... ony-pradem

17.Ringed White-tailed Eagle dies after train collision. Sweden, February 2018

The bird was found Wednesday on the track between Laxå and Hasselfors, where two eagles had been seen feeding on a deer carcass.
2 February 2018 https://nwt.se/kristinehamn/2018/02/01/ ... pa-havsorn

18.Suspected poisoning: Third White-tailed Eagle found dead in the same area this year. Poland, February 2018

Partially eaten foxes were found along with the raptors, according to the report by State Forests/Lasy Państwowe.
2 February 2018 https://www.lasy.gov.pl/pl/informacje/a ... twy-bielik

19.Results of the 1st Pannonian Eagle Count. February 2018

Eagles wintering in the Carpathian Basin: Volunteers recorded 1008-1022 White-tailed Eagles and 448-462 Imperial Eagles in these six countries all together. Click on the link for details and maps.
2 February 2018 http://imperialeagle.eu/content/results ... agle-count

20.First known case of H5N6 in White-tailed Eagles detected in Ireland. February 2018

Press release, 6 February 2018 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/press/pr ... 78,en.html
Read more: WtE Database/Avian Influenza H5N8/H5N6 in White-tailed Eagles 2016-2018/7 February 2018 viewtopic.php?f=46&t=863&start=40

21.White-tailed Eagles in Lower Austria. February 2018

The Donau-Auen National Park is home to five breeding pairs. Wintering WtE from other countries can also be spotted in the region at this time of the year.
8 February 2018 http://noe.orf.at/news/stories/2892479/

22.White-tailed Eagles spotted in Stockholm. Sweden, February 2018

https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/nyheter/ ... w8OLvpBew/

23.North of Gumboda: 13 Eagles spotted near E4. Sweden, February 2018

According to the article, it´s not clear if Jörgen Ågren, who reported the sighting, saw Golden Eagles or White-tailed Eagles last Friday – quite likely White-tailed Eagles. 6 February 2018 https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vaste ... eskt-manga

24.“Eagle-TV” in the Alde Feanen National Park. Netherlands, February 2018

19 February 2018 https://www.itfryskegea.nl/webcam/zeearend/

25.Three eggs in the Hungarian webcam nest. February 2018

The breeding pair, named Arnold and Judit, had the first egg of the Hungarian “Eagle-TV” season on 31 January.
19 February 2018 https://sokszinuvidek.24.hu/viragzo-vid ... feszekben/

26.New suspected poisoning cases under investigation. Poland, February 2018

Two White-tailed Eagles were found unable to fly on 16 February next to a partially buried animal carcass. Nearby, in the Narol Forest District, three poisoned Eagles were found along with dead Foxes some weeks ago. 19 February 2018 https://www.lasy.gov.pl/pl/informacje/a ... te-bieliki

See also: Doc. #18

27.First known case of H5N6 in Sweden detected in a White-tailed Eagle. February 2018

21 February 2018 https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/bleki ... linfluensa

Read more: Doc. #12.Young White-tailed Eagle dies in Wildlife Rescue Centre. Sweden, January 2018 viewtopic.php?f=46&t=908

28.Record numbers of White-tailed Eagles in Sweden in 2017. February 2018

4 February 2018 https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2018-02-04/h ... nen-stiger

29.White-tailed Eagles in Saxony. Germany, February 2018

According to the article, the main cause of death in WtE the county is lead poisoning (ingesting lead from ammunition in animal carcasses left behind by hunters). Saxony is currently home to 80-90 breeding pairs.

17 February 2018 https://www.radiolausitz.de/beitrag/ble ... en-524681/

30.White-tailed Eagles gather in Wolgast. Germany, March 2018

Map https://goo.gl/maps/zKdQq6hhzMs
22 February 2018 http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Vorpommern ... r-Seeadler

31.H5N6 in confirmed in White-tailed Eagle in Denmark. March 2018

The bird was found dead near Slagelse on Zealand in February. H5N6 was confirmed by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food on 1 March 2018.

Current situation: https://www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk/Leksi ... ation.aspx
Article in English, 2 March 2018 http://cphpost.dk/news/bird-flu-discove ... aland.html
Read more: WtE Database/Avian Influenza H5N8/H5N6 in White-tailed Eagles 2016-2018/2 March 2018 viewtopic.php?f=46&t=863&start=60

32.Eagles and the loss of reindeer calves on Hinnøya (Lofoten). Norway, March 2018

3 March 2018 http://bodøposten.no/havorna-tar-mye-rein-i-lofoten/

33.North Rhine-Westphalia´s only White-tailed Eagle pair starts into the new season. Germany, March 2018

3 March 2018 http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/new ... 97874.html

34.Danish Eagle TV is online again. March 2018

Live stream from the WtE nest on the island of Lolland has started today.

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF) https://www.dof.dk/oplev-fuglene/ornetv
Update, DOF news release, 8 March https://www.dof.dk/om-dof/nyheder?nyhed_id=1635

35.Hunter rescues eagle. Estonia, March 2018

The bird was found near the village of Leimetsa, Järva district, last Saturday. It was taken to the Animal Clinic of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMÜ).
6 March 2018 https://jarvateataja.postimees.ee/44297 ... -merikotka

Update, 8 June 2018, EMÜ news: WtE nursed back to health and released into the wild
https://www.emu.ee/ylikoolist/uudised/p ... de-kohale/