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A - General Information
(1) Site name (bold letters)
Dzitva
(2) location: position to next village/town, country, region, district;
Floodplain of Dzitva River between villages Pare čany and Jaremičy
Belarus, Hrodna region, Lida district
(3) site no in map
(4) area in total (ha)
Geographical co-ordinates : N 53°77‘ E 25°19‘
(5) pure sedge mire area (ha) with subtypes (6) area suitable for Aquatic Warbler (ha)
31
(7) years and total estimate of Aquatic Warbler population year: estimate:
(8) years and total number of counted male Aquatic Warblers year: counted males:
2006
2010
0
2
2006 0
2010 2
(9) Compiler (name, address):
Denis Lundyshev, Baranavičy State University, lundyshevdenis@yandex.ru
Uladzimir Malashevich, APB-BirdLife Belarus, malashevich@ptushki.org
Counts:
2006 – S. Levy
2010 – D. Lundyshev
(10) date of latest update:
March 2011
B - Information on single sunset counts
(11) No./name of plot (12) plot size (ha) full counts
(13) date of count
2006
(14) number of counted AW
0 full counts 31 2010.05.30 2
C - Detailed information on habitat and bird community
(16) detailed habitat description: vegetation structure, water level and condition, human impact (cutting, burning, drainage, ...), coverage and height of shrubs; coverage and height of tussocks; moss cover; indicate date(s) of first description.
Location: The site is presented as a number of small (3-30 ha) patches of suitable vegetation located at the benches and islands of Dzitva River. The patches are limited by the river and by reeds .
AW was registered at the only one patch.
Vegetation: Carex communities.
Mean water level: 3 cm.
Thickness of litter layer: 1.5 cm
Coverage and height of shrubs: The floodplain is being heavily overgrown with willow shrubs, however there are only single bushes on the islands.
Human impact: the floodplain is crossed by fish men pathways.
Date of description: May 2010
(17) changes in habitat conditions (date, description of changes in relation to first description) date/year: description of changes:
(18) characteristic plant species and abundance in 4 categories (+, ++, +++, ++++)
(15) density (males/km²)

2
Carex sp.
Salix sp.
Comarum palustre L.
Menyanthes trifoliata L.
Iris pseudacorus L.
++++
+++
++
++
++
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Acorus calamus L.
Typha latifolia L.
++
++
++
Solanum dulcamara L.
Alnus glutinosa
+
+
(19) other bird species observed (give numbers of breeding pairs and abundance in bp/km², if possible) bird species number abundance bird species
Acrocephalus schoenabaenus 9
Acrocephalus arundinaceus 8
Motacilla flava
Circus aeruginosus
Carpodacus erythrinus
Circus pygargus
5
3
Acrocephalus schoenabaenus 9 other animal species observed:
Anas platyrhynchos
Motacilla flava
number
3
2
1 (nest)
3 abundance
D - Threats and protection status
(21) legal protection status:
Currently no.
National wetland zakaznik “Dzitva” will be designated till 2015
(22) description of threats:
Eutrophication of floodplain due to agricultural fields located both sides of the river leads to overgrowing with shrubs.
Houses construction close to the floodplain could influence the ecosystem.
(23) conservation action needed:
Vegetation management