Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of fish-ponds surrounded by water-fringe vegetation and some completely covered with emergent vegetation. Wet meadows and pastures are adjacent to the fish-ponds.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding herons and terns. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca, Haliaeetus albicilla (1-9 wintering).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grudnjak fish-ponds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grudnjak-fish-ponds-iba-croatia on 19/03/2024.