Description
The 375 ha large wetland reserve Schlammwiss in Uebersyren is an important migratory stopover for a great amount of birds, which use the wetlands to refill their reserves. The area has marshes, patches of forest, agricultural lands and orchards and Schlammwiss has with almost 20 hectares one of the biggest reed banks in Luxembourg.
The main bird species using the reed banks are trsteniarik bahenný, trsteniarik obyčajný and strnádka trstinová. Beside the breeding birds the reed banks are a stopover place for slávik modrák, kúdeľníčka lužná, fúzatka trstinová, svrčiak slávikovitý, trsteniarik veľký, trsteniarik malý and trsteniarik vodný. In the open areas between the reedbeds and the surrounding farms you can find birds like pŕhľaviar čiernohlavý, strakoš obyčajný, stehlík obyčajný, penica obyčajná and svrčiak zelenkavý and during migration prepelica poľná, pŕhľaviar červenkastý and skaliarik sivý.
About 40.000 lastovička obyčajná with brehuľa hnedá arrive every year around August-September in the reed banks of Schlammwiss and create a natural spectacle that attracts predators like sokol lastovičiar, sokol sťahovavý, jastrab krahulec and some owls. Futhermore big groups of škorec obyčajný - about 20.000 each year - and ľabtuška vrchovská – about 100 each year – are using the reeds as sleeping or over wintering place too. As well small groups of trasochvost biely, trasochvost žltý and strnádka obyčajná are using the reed as sleeping place.
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Access
Park in the village and explore on foot. There is also a bird ringing station allowing important research and studies about biodiversity and nature conservation. The bird-ringing station Uebersyren offers guided tours, see the link below.
