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Junior Eco-Expert
Project
Human Activity and Its
Impact on the Environment
Group 4 – Monitoring of Avifauna of
Protected Landscape Area Třeboňsko
and the Impact of Man on Bird
Populations
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The Czech Republic (Veselí nad Lužnicí) – Beneš Jakub, Fruhbauerová
Michaela, Kulštein Ondřej, Majerová Martina, Pilbauerová Ivana, Šímová
Tereza, Zettlová Nikola, Hajduchová Petra, Lišková Andrea, Sochorová
Denisa
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Poland (Cieszyn): Kościelny Michal, Piotrowski Michele, Pelka Marcelina
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Austria (Yspertal): Platzer Daniel, Aigner Patrizia, Jenny Julia,
Hinterndorfer Peter
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Hungary (Tokaj): Ragyina Balász, Kurucz Sándor, Csimarik Tamás,
Szábo Viktor
The leader of the group : Mgr. Lubomír Pospíchal
Translator: Mgr. Aleš Molek
Teacher from Austria : Gortan Gunter
Programme
Working sheet number 1 – Monday,
June 2nd, 2008
An excursion to the Sandpits of Veselí
 Working sheet number 2 – Tuesday
June 3rd , 2008
An excursion to Protected Landscape Area
Třeboňsko
 Working sheet number 3 – Wednesday,
June 4th, 2008
An excursion to breeding station for
mallards and pheasants
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The sand pits of Veselí nad Lužnicí
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First day
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Location : Veselí nad Lužnicí
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Trail
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Results
First day
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The sand pits were created by sand
exploitation in this area in the eighties of
the 20th centrury.
Even though this explotation is a perfect
example of harsh intervention of man to
the landscape, a unique ecosystem was
created by natural recultivation. On the
1st day we had an opportunity to get
acquainted with this ecosystem.
Location: Veselí nad Lužnicí
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You are now standing in front of the
sand pits . This location is situated in
the Třeboňsko protected lanscape
area and biospere reserve, between
the town of Veselí nad Lužnicí and
the villages of Horusice and Vlkov.
Trail
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About the hiking trail.
The circular trail that starts here has 14 halts and
it is approximately 7 km long.
There are certain rules,
that every visitor must obey:
it is prohibited to damage
the information tables,
pick flowers, disturb animals,
leave garbage behind and
camp free or make fires.
Produce
The exploitation of ballastsand in this area
represents the intervention of human activity to
the landscape. The flooded sand-pit = water
ecosystem was created by soaking of
subterranian water to the newly created pits after
the exploitation. This water ecosystem is
inhabited by rare flora and fauna.
Now the main problem is outdoor recreation
(trash,noise).
Management of the Protected Landscape Area
Třeboňsko regulate outdoor recreation, therefore
pedestrian path was created.
The pedestrian path is intended for ecological
pedagogy.
Habitat
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5 sandpits – Veselské pískovny
Human created ecosystem
Drosera rotundifolia
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Habitat:
• wetland
• poor nutrient soil
• sunny places
Mymeleonidae
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sit-and-wait
predator
Habitat:
• sandfunnel
Teesdalia nudicaulis
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Habitat:
• sand soils
• poor nutrient
soil
• lime free soil
Sand martin (Riparia riparia)
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smallest european swallow
about 13cm long
common in North America,
Asia and Europe
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
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about 11-16cm long
eats insects (insectivor)
significant song
common in Europe and Asia
other typical birds
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bluethroat (Luscinia
svecica)
whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
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kingfisher (Alcedo
atthis)
european penduline tit (Remiz
pendulinus)
Station
On the second day ( 3rd June 2008 ) we had an
excursion to Protected Landscape Area
Trebonsko.
Landscape attributes:
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Třeboňsko is one of few Czech PLAs designated in a flat
landscape that has been influenced by man for hundreds of
years. Despite this, exceptionally significant natural
treasures have been preserved here. A large part of the
area is formed by a balanced landscape where human
activity is in harmony with nature. Třeboňsko was therefore
designated one of six Czech UNESCO MAB biospheric
reserves in 1977.
Two wetlands (Třeboňské Rybníky and Třeboňská
Rašeliniště) of international significance, protected by the
Ramsar convention have been designated here.
The area is significant with regard to the conservation of a
range of endangered vulnerable vertebrates, for example
lutra lutra (otter) and Haliaeetus albicilla (white-tailed
eagle).
Our programme
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We visited the best valuable bird area in
the CHKO Třeboňsko – Nadějská complex
lakes, lake Kaňov, Svět.
We could see more kinds of water birds
and colonies of Grey Heron and
Cormorant. As was said by Dr. Ševčík (our
guid from the management of CHKO) the
number of fish-consuming bird species, in
the other species the number decreases or
it is stabilized.
Observed kinds of birds
150
120
74
7
15
25
9
31
39
26
4 2
2
12
1
1
1
1
Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibumdus)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Observing in the countryside…
Bird ringing
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An ornitologist showed us catching
and ringing
We caught 11 birds:
• 1 x Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
• 10 x Swallows (Hirundo rustica)
• Three birds had already had rings. We
sent „equipment status monitoring „ for
the National Museum in Prague.
The marker points to the featherless belly of Hirundo
rustica . It is a proof that the famale is sitting on eggs.
The breeding station
The third day
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Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard,
Stockente, Kachna divoká),
Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant,
Fasan, Bažant obojkový)
Phasianus colchicus
Class
Order
Family
Kind
Birds
Galliformes
Phasianidae
Phasianus
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Its origin is in
Caucasus, introduced
to Bohemia in the
15th Century
Foods: seeds and
some kind of insects –
they are useful for
reducing insect pests
They have 8-16
chicks.
Have strong sexual
dimorphism
Anas platyrhynchos
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It’s a worldwide
expanded species
Have strong sexual
dimorphism
They have 8-13
chicks
They live near
water
Class
Order
Family
Kind
Birds
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Anas
The breeding station
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In the area of the breeding station there is also a
hunters´ cottage. We could see a prepared head
of Elk, that was struck by car. The Elks are
stricktly protected in Czech Republic!
In the area there is a very interesting hatchery.
In the time of our visit two small Mallards got
incubated. We could also see a group of grown
Mallards and Pheasants.In aviary there were
some adult birds too.
Mallards and Pheasants are breeded mainly for
hunting and as food.
A small Mallard is
being hatched from
an egg.
Fattening station of
bigger Mallards.
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