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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	100-450 individuals	B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1996	150-415 individuals	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	40-60 breeding pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	70-180 breeding pairs	B3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1996	20-50 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	1996	430-550 breeding pairs	B3
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	1996	70-110 breeding pairs	B3
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	80-100 breeding pairs	B3
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	LC	breeding	1996	200-280 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	30	33	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	7	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	4	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	25	2	breeding pairs	8	very unfavourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	68	4	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Garganey Spatula querquedula	175	14	breeding pairs	8	very unfavourable
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	45	2	breeding pairs	5	very unfavourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	150	25	breeding pairs	17	very unfavourable
Anas crecca	95	125	individuals	100	favourable
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	3	13	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	8	2	breeding pairs	25	very unfavourable
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	20	65	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	58	3	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	4	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streptopelia decaocto	18	8	breeding pairs	45	unfavourable
Common Swift Apus apus	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	40	83	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rallus aquaticus	35	110	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Corncrake Crex crex	50	35	breeding pairs	70	near favourable
Little Crake Zapornia parva	20	88	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Gallinula chloropus	85	63	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	248	275	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Crane Grus grus	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	4	3	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	19	11	breeding pairs	58	unfavourable
Ixobrychus minutus	35	55	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	18	28	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	4	28	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	6	13	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	68	10	breeding pairs	15	very unfavourable
Gallinago gallinago	18	4	breeding pairs	23	very unfavourable
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	363	113	breeding pairs	32	very unfavourable
Larus cachinnans	15	48	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	50	60	breeding pairs	100	favourable
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	58	3	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	58	25	breeding pairs	44	unfavourable
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	18	23	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Long-eared Owl Asio otus	5	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	22	9	breeding pairs	41	unfavourable
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops	10	7	breeding pairs	70	near favourable
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	8	6	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	4	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	2	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Remiz pendulinus	45	45	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus	100	285	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	490	1,150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris	220	250	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	170	500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Acrocephalus arundinaceus	315	575	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	625	450	breeding pairs	72	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Other	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	63
Grassland	Humid grasslands	12
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	10
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	29
hunting	22
fisheries/aquaculture	19
not utilised	18
urban/industrial/transport	11

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lyman lake (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lyman-lake-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.