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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1994–2004)	200–1,000 birds	C2
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	4–5 pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	4–5 pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	5–7 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Sātiņu dīķi	Dabas liegums (IV)	97

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	52	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	21	Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs
Shrubland	16	Scrub
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
fisheries/aquaculture	45
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	11
urban/industrial/transport	5
forestry	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Satini fish-ponds (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/satini-fish-ponds-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.