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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A small, open reservoir near Konush village, with beds of
Typha, and a group of trees on its south bank, and surrounded by arable land. Land-uses include fish-farming, irrigation and hunting.
The site is important for migrating and wintering
Phalacrocorax pygmeus, and supports one of the most important breeding colonies of
Nycticorax nycticorax in Bulgaria.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main problems are the cutting-down of nesting trees at the colonies, the burning of reedbeds, hunting, and disturbance of nesting birds by people close to colonies.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Konush Reservoir (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/konush-reservoir-iba-bulgaria on 27/12/2024.
