Breeding season

Pond claw nest with chicks and eggs in the bank reed

As breeding season is called in ornithology the period between the laying of the first ice and hatching of the last chick during a season.

Breeding periods depend on the individual bird species , but they are also determined by the respective habitat . For example, the widespread pond claw begins to breed in Central Europe from mid-April. Their breeding period lasts until July, as the first clutch can be followed by a second and, under optimal conditions, even a third brood. In the Indian highlands of the Ghat , where the pond claw breeds at an altitude of up to 1700 meters, the breeding season is limited to the rainy season from July to August.