Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A reservoir which replaced the former Straldza marsh, surrounded by meadows and arable land. It does not freeze in winter.
Typha is predominant along the banks. Wet meadows are dominated by
Carex,
Poa and
Lolium. There are lines of
Populus and
Robinia trees. Land-uses include hunting, fish-farming and haymaking.
Important for waterbirds in winter, especially
Anser albifrons, the globally threatened
Branta ruficollis, and
Phalacrocorax carbo.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Illegal and uncontrolled hunting of waterbirds poses a serious threat.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Straldzha Complex (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/straldzha-complex-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.
