The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 80 pairs |
C6 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 30 pairs |
B2, C6 |
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 1,000 pairs |
B1i, C3 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 500 pairs |
B1i, C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus |
LC |
resident (1996) |
400 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 200 pairs |
C2, C6 |
| Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula |
LC |
winter (2004) |
max 5,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus |
LC |
resident (2004) |
max 100 pairs |
B2 |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata |
NT |
winter (2004) |
max 500 birds |
A1, C1 |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter (2004) |
max 3,000 birds |
A1, B1i, C1, C3 |
| Little Stint Calidris minuta |
LC |
winter (2004) |
max 5,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus |
LC |
winter (2004) |
max 3,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola |
LC |
breeding (2004) |
max 100 pairs |
B1i, B2, C2 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus |
LC |
winter (2004) |
max 5,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding (2007) |
82–100 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida |
LC |
winter (2004) |
max 300 birds |
B1i, C2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (1996) |
20,000-49,999 birds |
A4iii, C4 |
