| The Warta Mouth National Park |
 The Warta Mouth National Park- more information on official site and here.The Warta Mouth National Park replaced Slonsk Natural Reserve established in 1977 and a park of The Warta Mouth landscape park. Due to its extreme importance, particularly for waterfowl, the area of Slonsk Reserve was embraced in 1984 by Ramsar convention which aims at the protection of marsh habitats of birds. The Warta which is the main river in the Park, divides it into southern part, which is the former Slonsk Reserve covering Kostrzyn artificial lake, and northern part called the Northern Polder. Annual differences in water level in the southern part of the Park approximate 4m and its main function is to collect flooding water.The Warta Mouth National Park is one of the most important nesting places of waterfowl in Poland, with its 245 avian species, of which 160 nest there, including 4 species of grebes, 7-8 various duck species, 5 species of rails and 9-10 wadders. For many bird species, the Park provides the most important nesting site in Poland. As many as 26 species which nest here are threatened with extinction, according to BirdLife International. |