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Vicinity of the Vozhe lake and Charonda marshes


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1998) 25–30 pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding (1998) 20–25 pairs A1
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia LC breeding (1998) 30 pairs A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa LC breeding (1998) 3 pairs A3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding (1998) 4–7 pairs A1
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus LC breeding (1998) 5 pairs A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla LC breeding (1998) 100–200 pairs A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica VU breeding (1998) 50–150 pairs A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Molskoe Protected Landscape (V) 10
- Kozlovskoe Protected Landscape (V) 6
- Boloto Bykovskoe I Protected Landscape (V) -
- Zaozernoe Protected Landscape (V) -
1989 Charozerskiy Zakaznik (IV) 52
1992 Russky Sever National Park (II) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 50 Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland) 50 Standing freshwater; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 85
hunting 50
not utilised 40
fisheries/aquaculture 17


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vicinity of the Vozhe lake and Charonda marshes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vicinity-of-the-vozhe-lake-and-charonda-marshes-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.