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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island on kilometre 717 of the River Danube, covered by seasonally flooded forest of
Alnus,
Salix and
Populus. The western part of the island is a sandy clearing, covered by a plantation of
Populus. Human activities include intensive forest management in the plantation.
The island supports the largest nesting colonies of herons and cormorants in the country, being especially important for its large numbers of
Phalacrocorax pygmeus,
Nycticorax nycticorax,
Ardeola ralloides and
Platalea leucorodia.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main problem is disturbance to nesting birds caused by people visiting the island during the breeding season. There is some illegal cutting of trees in the reserve.
National Partial
International None34 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Ibisha, 34 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ibisha Island (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ibisha-island-iba-bulgaria on 25/12/2024.
