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The site was identified as important in 2003 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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1996	75-85 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Sirtsi looduskaitseala	Looduskaitseala	100
2001	VEP nr.E00205	Woodland key habitat	<1
2001	VEP nr.E00206	Woodland key habitat	<1
2001	VEP nr.E00524	Woodland key habitat	<1
2001	VEP nr.E00522	Woodland key habitat	<1
2001	VEP nr.E00523	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.143221	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.128072	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.143222	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.128073	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.128076	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.128075	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.128074	Woodland key habitat	-
2004	Sirtsi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Sirtsi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2006	VEP nr.E00549	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00520	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00519	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00536	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.L00163	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00548	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00544	Woodland key habitat	<1
2006	VEP nr.E00537	Woodland key habitat	-
2006	VEP nr.E00534	Woodland key habitat	-
2006	VEP nr.E00535	Woodland key habitat	-
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Sirtsi soo skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	62
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Ruunassaare skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	5
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Pohlaaru skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Rihula skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Kotinuka skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	2
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Seltsi pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd	2
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Vankrikasti skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2009	Sirtsi LKA, Kerissaare skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2011	VEP nr.L01378	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01874	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01390	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01164	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L00814	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L02200	Woodland key habitat	-
2014	Sirtsi LKA, Kullikünka pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd	6
2014	Sirtsi LKA, Kullikünka skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	6
2014	Sirtsi LKA, Sirtsi-Udriku skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	6
2014	Sirtsi LKA, Koolma skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	2
2014	Sirtsi LKA, Kruvissaare pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland	53
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	27
Shrubland		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	98
forestry	20
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sirtsi (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sirtsi-iba-estonia on 24/11/2024.