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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Reiskiai State Telmological Reserve	Nature Reserve (-)	100
1960	Reiskiu tyro telmologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reiskiai Telmological Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reiskiai-telmological-reserve-iba-lithuania on 09/01/2025.