Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 4,845 ha
Protection status:
Site description
An area of disused peat-mine workings, some flooded as lakes, and naturally re-generating into mire.
Key biodiversity
The largest inland colony of gulls and terns in continental Euorope.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sitnikovski Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/07/2020.
