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Lake Žuvintas

Alytus  >  Lithuania

The extremely rich flora and fauna of the lake Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve and its surroundings makes it one of the best places in Lithuania for birding.

Tillagd* av John Morecroft
Senast uppdaterad 16 augusti 2021

Beskrivning

Zuvintas wetland (6940 ha) is a natural complex, covering a small human-influenced, very natural variety of swamps and a big shallow lake. This lake is only 0.6 m in depth and is one of the most important places in Lithuania for birds. Here the populations of brun kärrhök, mindre sumphöna, Trana and blåhake are the largest in the country. During migration there are huge amount of Trana, geese, ducks, sandpipers and other flocks of birds. Zuvintas wet meadows - is one of two locations in Lithuania, where the extremely rare, globally endangered vattensångare can be found. Around the lake also kornknarr can be heard and if you are extremely lucky seen. In the last 30 years, 234 bird species have been observed in Zuvintas. For birding it is best to visit the area in spring and in the first half of summer.

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Tillgänglighet

Although it is certainly a place worth visiting, especially for its beauty, there is only one accesible place, the observation tower near the reception center, which is reached by a wooden path in very bad condition (be careful here). Being a fairly large lake, you will need a telescope to be able to watch birds.

Terräng och habitat

Våtmark

Förhållanden

Platt , Sumpigt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Nej

Tubkikare behövs?

Ja

Bästa säsong för skådning

Vår , Höst

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vår , Höst , Höststräck , Vårsträck

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Bred stig , Smal stig , Grusväg

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel , Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Ja

Extra information

Information added by user Gulliver: Spring and Autumn are good times to observe large flocks of geese and ducks. But in summer, almost all migratory songbirds have gone and only low numbers of birds remain in the lake: Storskarv, gräsand, tofsvipa, grågås, ägretthäger, brun kärrhök, etc. August is a good time to see havsörn in their perch in the opposite shore of the lake (telescope). In the surrounding cultivated fields you will be able to see rapphöna, Trana, vit stork, gulsparv, buskskvätta and törnskata.

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