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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A coastal headland formed where the easternmost point of the Stara Planina mountains meets the Black Sea. The coast is rocky, with vertical cliffs, dry grassland,
Paliurus scrub, and sparse stands of secondary
Quercus forest.
The headland is a major migratory bottleneck site, where huge numbers of soaring waterbirds and raptors pass overhead in autumn, especially
Ciconia ciconia (92,272-172,928 per season during 1990-1996). It is also one of the most important breeding areas for
Hippolais olivetorum in the country.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There are no serious problems now, but urbanization of the area is possible in the future.
National Low
International None1 ha of IBA covered by National Monument (Cape Emine, 1 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Emine (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/emine-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.
