Photo - Birds

40-100 pairs of Corncrakes Crex crex breed in Dviete floodplain.
© A. Auniņš

One of the largest leks of Great Snipe Gallinago media in Latvia is found in Dviete floodplain.
© A.Petriņš

Meadows and pastures are suitable feeding sites for Lesser Spotted Eagles Aquila pomarina.
© M.Strazds www.putnubildes.lv

Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina in flight.
© J. Jansons

Wet grasslands of Dviete floodplain are important feeding sites for White Storks Ciconia ciconia.
© I. Kļavinska

Thousands of White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons gather in Dviete floodplain during spring migration.
© A.Klepers

White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons.
© J.Ķuze

Black Storks Ciconia nigra, nesting in surrounding forests, fly to feed in Dviete floodplain waters.
© J.Ķuze

Great White Egrets Egretta alba during spring floods. Especially protected species, common in Dviete floodplain, mainly during migration.
© I. Priedniece

Black Stork Ciconia nigra. Especially protected bird species, feeding in wetlands of Dviete floodplain.
© J. Jansons

Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus. Common in Dviete floodplain during spring migration.
© E. Račinskis

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata. Common in Dviete floodplain during spring migration.
© J. Jansons

Garganey Anas querquedula. Common in Dviete floodplain during spring migration.
© J. Jansons

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana. Found near shallow waters and in wet grasslands. Dviete floodplain nature park is one of the best breeding sites for the species in Latvia.
© J. Jansons

Little Crake Porzana parva. Occurs in overgrown waters with reed and cattail clusters. Found in the lakes Skuķu and Dviete within Dviete floodplain.
© J. Jansons

Cranes Grus grus. Especially protected species, occurring in Dviete floodplain both during migration and breeding period.
© D. Drazdovskis