For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

LTALYB001

1.3 Site name

Metelių, Dusios ir Obelijos ežerai

1.4 First Compilation date

2003-07

1.5 Update date

2021-03

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment
Address:
Email:	vstt@vstt.lt

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	2004-04
National legal reference of SPA designation	http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=230537&p_query=&p_tr2=2

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	23.770800
Latitude:	54.299400

2.2 Area [ha]

4479.5000

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
LT00	Lietuva

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Boreal

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A060	Aythya nyroca			r	6	6	p		G	A	B	B	B
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			r	0	0				C	A	C	C
B	A197	Chlidonias niger			r	20	20	p		G	D
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			r	20	20	p		G	C	A	C	C
B	A084	Circus pygargus			r	1	1	p		G	D
B	A122	Crex crex			r	0	0				D
B	A127	Grus grus			r	1	1	p		G	D
B	A075	Haliaeetus albicilla			w	1	1	p		G	D
B	A075	Haliaeetus albicilla			r	1	1	p		G	D
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r	5	5	p		G	D
B	A272	Luscinia svecica			r	3	3	p		G	C	B	C	C
B	A120	Porzana parva			r	0	0				B	A	C	C
B	A119	Porzana porzana			r	0	0				B	B	C	C
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			r	5	5	p		G	D

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	92.00
N07	4.00
N12	1.00
N14	2.00
N15	1.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Dusia is the third largest lake in Lithuania (2,334 ha). The are ao Lake Metelys is 1,290 ha, while lake Obelija is the smallest one (572 ha). The average depth of Lake Dusia is 14.6 m, of Lake Metelys - 6.8 m and of Lake Obelija - 4.4 m. The banks of the Lake Dusia are predominantly lofty, whereas the banks of eutrophic lakes Metelys and Obelija are mostly law and covered by a wide helophyte belt. Very mosaic habitats are characteristic of the areas adjacent to the lakes. The lowlands are covered by fens.

4.2 Quality and importance

Sites important for globally threatened Aythya nyroca.Important breeding sites of Botaurus stellaris, Circus aeruginosus, Porzana porzana, Porzana parva, Luscinia svecica threatened at the European Union level.Large congregations of migratory waterbirds.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

No information provided

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
LT99	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	Meteliai Regional Park administration
Address:
Email:	info@meteliuparkas.lt

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

X	Yes	Name: Širvinto miško gamtotvarkos planas Link: https://biomon.lt/info/gamtotvarkos_planai/Sirvinto_miskas.pdf
	No, but in preparation
	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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