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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Shallow eutrophic lake, with extensive reedbeds extending into Greece (site 023) There is an intensive traditional fishing industry.
Formerly important for breeding waterfowl including
Pelecanus onocrotalus,
Egretta alba,
Ardea purpurea,
Cygnus olor and
Oxyura leucocephala; however, no data on breeding species are available for recent years. The International Waterfowl Census counts in winter 1987 and 1988 recorded (1988 data unless stated)
Gavia arctica (10),
Podiceps nigricollis (40),
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (10),
Aythya ferina (1,150), and
Fulica atra (6,350).
National Partial
International NoneIBA protected by Ornithological Reserve.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Dojran (North Macedonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-dojran-iba-north-macedonia on 23/12/2024.
