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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	non-breeding	1993	350 individuals	B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1989	2,000-3,000 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1989	5,000-10,000 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1994	300 breeding pairs	B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1994	20 breeding pairs	A1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	15-20 breeding pairs	A1
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1989	50-70 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1989	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1994	80 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1989	2-4 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1989	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1996	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	4-5 breeding pairs	B3
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1994	40-60 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	15	12	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	60	11	breeding pairs	19	very unfavourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	300	190	breeding pairs	64	unfavourable
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	20	7	breeding pairs	35	very unfavourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	150	140	breeding pairs	94	favourable
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	90	90	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Corncrake Crex crex	17	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	500	750	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Crane Grus grus	4	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	4	3	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	80	60	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	90	55	breeding pairs	62	unfavourable
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	60	27	breeding pairs	45	unfavourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	2	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	12	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Snipe Gallinago media	14	13	breeding pairs	93	favourable
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	3,750	2,750	breeding pairs	74	near favourable
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	4	3	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Lanius excubitor	8	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	50	10	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Shatskiy	National Park	99
1994	Rostans'kiy - 2	Regional Zakaznik	<1
1995	Shatsk Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1998	Yalinnik	Regional Zakaznik	<1
2002	Shatskyi	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	40
Wetlands (inland)	Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	23
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	40
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	15
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	8
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shats'ki lakes (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shatski-lakes-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.