LT065
Reiskiai Telmological Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC breeding 1998 6 breeding pairs C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC breeding 1998 3 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Reiskiai State Telmological Reserve Nature Reserve 100
1960 Reiskiu tyro telmologinis draustinis Gamtinis draustinis 100
2005 Rietavo miškai Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 100
2005 Reiskių tyro pelkė Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Standing freshwater 96
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland 3
Grassland 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reiskiai Telmological Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reiskiai-telmological-reserve-iba-lithuania on 24/11/2024.