Site description
A seasonally flooded riverine fen. Vegetation is dominated by wet meadows, sedge communities and Salix thickets. The area is used for haymaking and cattle-grazing.
Key biodiversity
An extensive area of suitable breeding habitat for Acrocephalus paludicola. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site: Botaurus stellaris (10-15 pairs). The site has a high species richness overall.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sporovo. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2022.