Site description (baseline)
A complex of shallow (<4 m) bays and small islets on the southern coast of Saaremaa island, with vast reedbeds, coastal meadows and saltmarshes. The main economic activities are fishing, sheep-grazing and forestry.
Key biodiversity
Kasti bay is an important staging area for migrating geese and a notable breeding area for several waterbirds. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site: Sterna albifrons (min. 10 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasti bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/282 on 10/06/2023.