Stawno Fishponds

51.54286 , 17.35648

Poland

Nature reserve Stawy Milickie (Stawno area).

Medieval times-old, shallow fishponds surrounded by thick reedbeds and alder carrs. Very rich in various bird species, especially in the spring (migrating&breeding) and summer (breeding): great reed&reed&sedge warblers, penduline&bearded tits, grey&white herons, nightingales, kingfishers, great bitterns, bitterns, little&great-crested&red-necked grebes, various species of ducks: ferruginous (rather rare here), pochards, tufted ducks, pintales, wigeons, teals, garganeys, showelers, gadwalls, mallards, birds of pray: white-tailed eagles and marsh harriers are really common, as well as red kites, common buzzards, goshawks and sparrowhawks. 

Very interesting also during autumn migration (Sept-Oct) due to its high importance as a stopover place (especially empty ponds after fish catch) for many water birds (nighting cranes, feedinf&resting swans, geese, ducks, gulls, waders). Big flocks of birds (cranes, starlings, swallows, gulls) concentrating in evenings at Grabownica fishpond visible from observation tower "Wieża Ptaków Niebieskich". Mid-September till the beginning of October very good place for hearing and watching mating time of the red deer (males roar very loudly in reed beds).    

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 51.5429/17.3565 (2020-11-13 21:18:20 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Stawno Fishponds" (2020-11-13 21:18:20 )

Edited by Zuzanna Pestka on 2023-11-02 18:22:29
Nature reserve Stawy Milickie (Stawno part). area). Medieval times-old, shallow fishponds surrounded by thick reedbeds and alder carrs. Very rich in various bird species, especially in the spring (migrating&breeding) and summer (breeding): great reed&reed&sedge warblers, penduline&bearded tits, grey&white herons, nightingales, kingfishers, great bitterns, bitterns, little&great-crested&red-necked grebes, various species of ducks: ferruginous (rather rare here), pochards, tufted ducks, pintales, wigeons, teals, garganeys, showelers, gadwalls, mallards, birds of pray: white-tailed eagles and marsh harriers are really common, as well as red kites, common buzzards, goshawks and sparrowhawks.  Very interesting also during autumn migration (Sept-Oct) due to its high importance as a stopover place (especially empty ponds after fish catch) for many water birds (nighting cranes, feedinf&resting swans, geese, ducks, gulls, waders). Big flocks of birds (cranes, starlings, swallows, gulls) concentrating in evenings at Grabownica fishpond visible from observation tower "Wieża Ptaków Niebieskich". Mid-September till the beginning of October very good place for hearing and watching mating time of the red deer (males roar very loudly in reed beds).    
Edited by Zuzanna Pestka on 2023-11-02 18:21:23
Nature reserve Stawy Milickie (Stawno part). Medieval times-old, shallow fishponds surrounded by thick reedbeds and alder carrs. Very rich in various bird species, especially in the spring (migrating&breeding) and summer (breeding): great reed&reed&sedge warblers, penduline&bearded tits, grey&white herons, nightingales, kingfishers, great bitterns, bitterns, little&great-crested&red-necked grebes, various species of ducks: ferruginous (rather rare here), pochards, tufted ducks, pintales, wigeons, teals, garganeys, showelers, gadwalls, mallards, birds of pray: white-tailed eagles and marsh harriers are really common, as well as red kites, common buzzards, goshawks and sparrowhawks.  Very interesting also during autumn migration (Sept-Oct) due to its high importance as a stopover place (especially empty ponds after fish catch) for many water birds (nighting cranes, feedinf&resting swans, geese, ducks, gulls, waders). Big flocks of birds (cranes, starlings, swallows, gulls) concentrating in evenings at Grabownica fishpond visible from observation tower "Wieża Ptaków Niebieskich". Mid-September till the beginning of October very good place for hearing and watching mating time of the red deer (males roar very loudly in reed beds).    

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
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• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:31:20)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:31:10)

Graylag Goose (Anser anser) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:30:14)

Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:29:58)

Great Egret (Ardea alba) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:29:50)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:29:12)

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:29:01)

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:28:43)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:27:13)

Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:26:48)

Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:26:35)

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:26:26)

Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:26:09)

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:25:52)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:25:37)

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:25:17)

Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:25:06)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:24:39)

Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) was added by Zuzanna Pestka (2023-11-02 18:24:08)

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