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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding (1998)	1–2 pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1998)	20–30 pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1998)	20 pairs	A1
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding (1998)	5–10 pairs	A3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1998)	250–300 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding (1998)	1–10 pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (1998)	50–100 pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding (1998)	10–50 pairs	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Druzhinskie Yamy	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	42	Standing brackish and salt water; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	9	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Urban parks and gardens

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
forestry	60
fisheries/aquaculture	40
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Druzhinnoe lake and its outskirts (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/druzhinnoe-lake-and-its-outskirts-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.