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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes a series of fish-ponds associated with the rivers Jijia and Miletin and a reservoir used for irrigation. The northern and eastern shores of the reservoir are reinforced with concrete; the southern shore supports cereal cultivation. The western shore is marshy, with c.450 ha of reedbed (
Phragmites). The Jijia plain is subject to flooding; grassland and agricultural land comprise the surrounds. The site also includes the Borsa and Catachi forests.
The site is particularly important for breeding waterbirds, wintering and passage Anatidae; waders occur in large numbers on passage. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Phalacrocorax pygmeus (passage),
Aythya nyroca (8 breeding pairs),
Haliaeetus albicilla (passage),
Aquila heliaca (passage),
Crex crex (8-10 breeding pairs) and
Gallinago media (passage). A total of 190 species have been recorded.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are destruction of nests of piscivorous birds (`Other' threat), hunting, and degradation of wet meadows caused by grazing.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jijiei şi Miletinului fish-ponds (Romania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jijiei-şi-miletinului-fish-ponds-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.
