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Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of shallow (<4 m) bays and small islets on the southern coast of Saaremaa island, with vast reedbeds, coastal meadows and saltmarshes. The main economic activities are fishing, sheep-grazing and forestry.

Key biodiversity
Kasti bay is an important staging area for migrating geese and a notable breeding area for several waterbirds. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site: Sterna albifrons (min. 10 pairs).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasti bay (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasti-bay-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.