The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Greylag Goose Anser anser |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
2,080–3,500 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
80–3,720 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
15,000–20,000 birds |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina |
VU |
winter (1977–1992) |
110–10,050 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca |
NT |
breeding (1977) |
4 pairs |
B1i |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
10 birds |
B1i |
Garganey Spatula querquedula |
LC |
passage (1977) |
12,500 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
16,980 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Gadwall Mareca strepera |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
9,050–10,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
9,050 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
4,800–9,500 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
237,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Common Teal Anas crecca |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
348,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
1,650–8,260 birds |
A4i, B1i |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
1,340 birds |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus |
LC |
winter (1972–1977) |
8 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
6 pairs |
B2 |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
100 pairs |
B1i |
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
670 birds |
B1i |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
100 pairs |
B1i |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
LC |
winter (1987–1992) |
350 birds |
B1i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus |
NT |
winter (1977) |
75 birds |
A1, A4i |
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
1,820 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
winter (1977–1992) |
172–883 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus |
LC |
resident (1977) |
60 pairs |
B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
800 birds |
A4i, B1i |
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
320 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
950 birds |
B1i |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
2,120 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter (1970–1977) |
750 birds |
B1i |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
1,260 birds |
B1i |
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
400–800 pairs |
A4i, B1i |
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
5,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
12,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans |
LC |
winter (1977) |
3,000 birds |
B1i |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
150–250 pairs |
A4i, B1i |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida |
LC |
winter (1977) |
270 birds |
B1i |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica |
LC |
breeding (1977) |
100–200 pairs |
A4i, B1i |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica |
LC |
winter (1970–1977) |
1,820 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga |
VU |
winter (1977) |
9 birds |
B2 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca |
VU |
winter (1977) |
10–19 birds |
A1, B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (1970–1977) |
500,000-999,999 birds |
A4iii |