Mazowiecko-Świętokrzyskie Towarzystwo Ornitologiczne

vol 9 no 1. 2004

Chmielewski S., Dombrowski A., Smoleński T., Zawadzki J. 2004. Breeding ayifauna of the lower Bug river yalley. Kulon 9: 3-37.

Sławomir Chmielewski, Rynek 12, PL-05-640 Mogielnica, sch6@wp.pl

Abstract. In 1983-1987, breeding birds were counted in the lower Bug valley between the the Krzna confluence at Neple and the Bug outlet to Zegrzyński Reservoir at Kuligów (eastern Poland). We monitored the whole river channel, lower floodplain terrace, upper floodplain terrace, and lower upland terrace (ca 700 km²,250 km of the river course). The results arę supplemented with unpublished materials collected in 1973-1982 and 1988-1990 by different observers. For the little grebe, moorhen, little crake, water raił, and spotted crake we added data collected during the day by using playbacks in 1990-1993. The results for nocturnal or twilight species arę likely to be underestimated as no special techniąues for their detection were applied. Over the whole study area we recorded 152 breeding bird species, including 44 water Non-Passeriformes. A distinctive feature of the lower Bug valley is that it provides breeding sites for many rare or threatened with extinction species (number of pairs/burróws in parentheses): garganey (169-176), shoveler (45-47), ringed plover (80-100), little ringed f) lover (125-142), black-tailed godwit (502-564), redshank (186-218), black tern (357-372), common tern (153-190), little tern (90-100), kingfisher (65), roller (11-12), sand martin (20704), bluethroat (47), and river warbler (234). In the 1980s, we observed displaying black grouses and great snipes. The stone curlew and probably the ruff and woodchat shrike nested by the end of the 1980s.

Grzegolec A. 2004. Fauna of the Bobrza river valley. Kulon 9: 39-56.

Adam Grzegolec, ul. Pieszkowska 25, PL-25-735 Kielce

Abstract. In 2003, the fauna of the Bobrza valley was monitored along a 40-km section from the source at Zagnańsk to the Czarna Nida confluence, and also in the adjacent sewage treatment plant of Sitkówka. In the valley, 109 species of breeding or probably breeding birds were noted, 3 species of reptiles, 9 species of amphibians, and 45 species of butterflies. In the sewage treatment plant we noted 30 breeding bird species during March-November. During the period of bird migration, 12 species of Choradriiformes were observed, of which the wood sandpiper was most abundant. Also starlings, swallows, white ringed plovers, and white wagtails were numerous. To characterise the avifauna, we also used materials collected during the annual counts of wintering waterbirds conducted in January of 1996-2004. Mallards were the most abundant wintering birds. Occasionally, we observed the great white egret, whooper swan, water raił, and moorhen, also fairly often the green sandpiper.

Kot H. 2004. Autumn migration of birds on fish ponds in Siedlce during 1974-1976. Kulon 9: 57-79.

Henryk Kot, Zakład Planowania Przestrzennego i Badań Ekologicznych "EKOS", PL-08-110 Siedlce, ul. Starowiejska 24/18A, ekos@siedlce.cc

Abstract. During 35 counts of birds on fish ponds located in Siedlce (eastern Poland, 209 ha) in the period of autumn migration (September-November), 42 species of waterbirds belonging to Non-Passeriformes were noted, and 4 species of birds of prey of the order Falconiformes (45 762 individuals). The mean number of birds was ca 1300 ind/count (1200, 1340, and 1400 ind. in successive years). The mean density of birds was 625 ind/count/100 ha. The most abundant trophic groups comprised entomophages (38.4%), followed by phytophages and benthophages (28% each). Morpho-ecological groups were predominated by swimming birds (57.3%) and meadow-marsh birds (38.3%). Abundant species (morę than 100 ind/count, on the average) were represented by the lapwing (415.3), coot (297.8), mallard (242.6), and teal (112.4). Moderately abundant species (10-100 ind/count) comprised the common snipe, black-headed guli, pochard, tufted duck, dunlin, and little grebe. The mean number of individuals of the other species was less than 5 per count.
The group of dominant species (morę than 5% of the total number of birds) consisted of the lapwing, coot, mallard, and teal., and subdominant species (2-5%) were represented by the common snipe, black-headed guli, and pochard. Mean numbers of all birds in successive months were: 1254 ind/ count in September, 1595 ind/count in October, and 807 in November. A clear decrease in numbers of birds started at the end of October and the beginning of November, when all bodies of water dried up, and first frosts occurred.
Fish ponds in Siedlce were characterised by high numbers of lapwings and common snipes, as compared with nearby ponds at Kotuń, Raszyn (Warsaw region) and Dojlidy (Białystok). Also the coot and teal were morę numerous on Siedlce ponds.

Miłkowski M. 2004. Cerambycid beetles Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Kozienicka Forest. Kulon 9: 81-116.

Marek Miłkowski, Królowej Jadwigi 19/21, PL-26-600 Radom

Abstract. During 16 years of the study conducted in the Kozienicka Forest, 97 species of cerambycids were recorded. They account for about 52% of the fauna of these beetles in Poland. The occurrence ofCemmbyx cerdo, the species protected by law and observed in the study area several ten years ago, has not been confirmed. The sites of 97 species, including the absent C. cerdo, arę located in the Kozienicki Landscape Park. Outside the Park boundaries, at the edge of the Forest, 67 cerambycid species were noted. One species (Arhopalus tristis) occurring at the edge of the Kozienicka Forest was not observed in the Park. Three species new to the Mazovian Lowland were recorded: Oxymirus cursor, Leioderus k&llari, and Stenostola dubia, and also one species Phymatodes pusillus new to the Małopolska Tableland. New host plants of larval cerambycids were found: Caragana arborescens for Grammoptera ruficornis, Cerasus avium and Aesculus hippocastanum for Oplosia fennica, and Rhus typhina forMolorchus umbellatarum mdLeiopus nebulosus. Phenology of adult cerambycids of 37 species was analysed in detail, and also zoogeographical analysis was done. Palearctic elements were dominant in the study area (29.59%), followed by Euro-Caucasian elements (19.39%) and Subponto-Mediterranean elements (12.24%). No significant differences were found in zoogeographical character/composition when compared with neighboring regions (Lublin Tableland, Mazovian Lowland, Świętokrzyskie Mts). Diversified habitats of the Kozienicka Forest provide suitable conditions for interesting thermophilous species such as Cortodera humeralis, Axinopalpis gracilis, and Exocentrus punctipennis, as well as for species tolerant of Iow temperatures, such as Acmaepops septentrionis, Semanotus undatus, Anastrangalia dubia, mdAcanthocinus reticulatus.

Maniarski R. 2004. WINTERING OF BIRDS AT THE YILLAGE OF UMIANOWICE (THE NIDA RIVER YALLEY, ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE PROVEVCE). Kulon 9: 117-122.