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■ UKRAINE

ALEXANDER MIKITYUK

Steppe habitat, Bagerovo (IBA 102). (PHOTO: PAUL GORIUP)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION country, brackish, fresh and saline along the coastal zone of the and Sea of Azov, and a variety of steppe areas in Ukraine has a land area of 603,700 km2, and is bounded to the the south and south-west. As a result of this landscape diversity, west by , Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, to the north by biological diversity is also high. , to the east by , and to the south by and Twenty-seven IBAs were identified in Ukraine in the first pan- the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The human population is 51.6 European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989). The revision million, giving an average density of 85 persons/km2. The country of the IBA criteria since 1989 has resulted in two of these 27 original has 102 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) covering 20,323 km2, sites (former sites SU046 and SU049) being merged (to form current equivalent to 3.4% of the national land area (Table 1, Map 1). site 067), three of the 27 (former sites SU052-1, SU054, SU055) Ukraine lies between the latitudes of 53°N and 44°N, spanning three being divided into several new IBAs, and two of the 27 no longer major vegetation zones, from forest in the north through forest- qualifying as IBAs (see Table 1). Organized surveys, literature steppe to steppe in the south. Landscapes are highly diverse, with searches and collaboration with other organizations during 1994– the Carpathian mountains in the west, the in 1998 have resulted in a further 76 IBAs being identified in Ukraine, the south, extensive peatlands along the River Prip’yat flood-plain, the majority of which lie in the south of the country and in the forests in the north (mixed or pine Pinus-dominated), river-valley river-basins of the Dnepr, Prip’yat, Desna, Dnestr and Severskiy habitats in the forest-steppe and steppe zones in the centre of the Donec rivers (Table 1, Map 1).

Table 1. Summary of Important Bird Areas in Ukraine. 102 IBAs covering 20,323 km2 IBA 1989 code code International name National name Administrative region Area (ha) Criteria (see p. 11) 001 SU033 Shatsk National Park Shatskiye Ozera Volin 32,850 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 002 — Zapadniy Bug river valley Doluna r. Zakhidnuy Bug Volin 1,450 A1 003 — Orikhivski lake-system Grupa Orikhivskukh ozer Volin 3,000 B2 004 — Turiya river valley Zaplava reki Turiya Volin 7,900 A1, B2, B3 005 — River Prip’yat valley Valley of r. Prip’yat Volin 12,500 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 006 — Cheremske mire Boloto Cheremske Volin 3,007 B1i 007 — Stokhod river valley Zaplava richku Volin 17,800 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 008 — Sira Pogonya mire Boloto Sira Pogonya Rivne 12,718 A1, B2 009 SU034 Polesskiy Polesski Zhitomyr 20,104 B2 010 — Ushomirskoe Game Reserve Okhotnichie khozyaistvo Ushomir Zhitomyr 70,300 A1, B2 011 — Novograd–Volunskoe Game Reserve Okhotnichie khozyaistvo Novograd–Volunskoe Zhitomyr 70,730 A1, B2 012 — Korostushevskoe Game Reserve Korostushevskoe okhotnichie khozyaistvo Zhitomyr 44,130 A1, B1i, B2 013 — Radomyshlskoe Game Reserve Okhotnichie khozyaistvo Radomushlskoe Zhitomyr 28,400 A1, B2

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Table 1 ... continued. Summary of Important Bird Areas in Ukraine. 102 IBAs covering 20,323 km2 IBA 1989 code code International name National name Administrative region Area (ha) Criteria (see p. 11) 014 — Dneprovsko-Teterevskoe Game Reserve Dneprovsko-Teterevskoe okhotnichie khozyaistvo Kiev 30,627 A1, B2 015 — Kiev reservoir Verhovie Kievskogo vodokhranilishche Kiev 102,400 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 016 — Meadows near Procev village Lug u sela Procev Kiev 7,600 A1, B2 017 — Rzhycshevskoe Game Reserve Rzhycshevskoe okhotnichie khozyaistvo Kiev 52,800 A1, B2 018 SU035 Kanev reservoir Kanevskoye Vodokhranilishche Kiev 200 B1i 019 — Supoy marsh Usovskiy zakaznik Kiev 6,400 A1, B2 020 — Forests in Dnepr and Desna valley Forests in Dnepr and Desna valley Chernigov 120,000 A1, B2, B3 lowlands lowlands 021 — Bondar marsh Bondarevskoe boloto Chernigov 6,400 A1, B2 022 — Korotchenkov meadows Korotchenkovo–Tshulatovckiy lug Sumy 10,000 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 023 — Peschanskiy and Mogrichskiy forest Pescanskoe i Mogrichskoe lesnichestva Sumy 11,600 A1 024 — Chaykovichi marsh Boloto Chaykovichi Lvov 8,300 A1, B2, B3 025 — Ikva river valley Doluna r. Ikva Khmelnitskaya 83,500 A4i, B1i, B2 026 — Vovk river valley near Derazhnya village Doluna richku Vovk bilya sela Derazhnya Khmelnitskaya 1,270 B2 027 — Mikulinetskie fish-ponds Mikulinetskie prudy Vinnitsa 2,000 A1, B1i, B2, B3 028 SU036 Kanev Nature Reserve Kanev Cherkasu 2,027 A1, B1i 029 — Uday river valley Plavni reki Uday Poltava 30,000 A4i, B1i, B2, B3 030 — Krasnue marsh Bolota Krasnue Poltava 10,000 A1, B1i, B2 031 — Sula bay, Kremenchug reservoir Sula bay Poltava 27,440 B1i, B2 032 — Psel river valley near Komsomolsk Zaplava r. Psel Poltava 4,700 A1 033 — Bodakovskoe marsh Boloto Bodakivskoe Poltava 1,500 A4i, B1i, B2 034 — Meadows near Saru village in the Psel Lug u sela Saru v doline reki Psel Poltava 1,200 A1, B2 river valley 035 — Veluke marsh Boloto Veluke Poltava 1,000 B2 036 — Dneprovsko-Orelskiy Nature Reserve Dneprovsko-Orelskiy prirodniy zapovednik Dnepropetrovskaya 3,766 A1, B2 037 — Orel river valley Dolina r. Orel Dnepropetrovskaya 12,000 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 038 — Samarskiy forest Samarskiy les Dnepropetrovskaya 19,920 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 039 — Soleniy liman Ozero Soleniy Liman Dnepropetrovskaya 500 B1i 040 — Debalcevskoe lake Debalcevskiy liman Dnepropetrovskaya 300 B1i, B2 041 — Petropavlovskiy marsh Petropavlovskiy liman Dnepropetrovskaya 270 B1i 042 — Bolshemikhailovskiy forest Bolshemikhailovskiy les Dnepropetrovskaya 1,079 B2 043 — Samara river valley Dolina r. Samara Kharkov 1,700 A1 044 — Mzha river valley Dolina r. Mzha Kharkov 7,200 A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 045 — Liman lake-system Sistema ozer Liman Kharkov 4,730 A1, B1i, B2, B3 046 — Pechenezhskoe reservoir Pechenezhskoe vodokhranilishche Kharkov 1,600 B2 047 — Bakhtin river valley Poyma r. Bakhtin Kharkov 1,000 A1 048 — Izyumskaya Luka forest Izyumskaya Luka les Kharkov 32,850 A1, B2 049 — Kremenskoy forest Kremenskoy Les Lugansk 20,000 A1, B2, B3 050 — Stanichno-Luganskoe fish-farm Stanichno-Luganskiy rubkhoz Lugansk 2,000 B2 051 — Latorica river valley near Chop Prichopskaya dolina r. Latorica Zakarpatie 7,000 A1, B1i, B2 052 — Carpathian Volkano mountains Vulkanicheskiy khrebet Zakarpatie 134,400 B2, B3 053 SU032 Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Karpatski Zakarpatie 12,507 B2, B3 054 — Gorgany Gorganu Zakarpatie 75,200 B2, B3 055 — Fish-ponds near Kukilniku and Bilshivtci Ruborozplidni stavu Ivano–Frankovsk 1,000 A4i, B1i, B2 villages 056 — Burshtyn reservoir Burshtunskoe vodokhranilishche Ivano–Frankovsk 1,600 B1i 057 — Dnestr valley between Staruy Martuniv Richka Dnister mizh selamu Staruy Martuniv Ivano–Frankovsk 3,000 B1i and Marinopil villages ta Marunopil 058 — Klivodin Protected Locality Klivodinskiy ornitologicheskiy zakaznik Chernivtci 50 A4i, B1i, B2 059 — Derkul river valley Dolina r. Derkul Chernivtci 700 A1 060 — Dgulin lake Ozero Dgulin Chernivtci 50 B2 061 — Dranitckiy Protected Locality Dranickiy ornitilogichniy zakaznik Chernivtci 100 B2 062 — Ingul river valley Khristoforovskie plavni Nikolaev 1,000 B1i, B2 063 — Kinburn peninsula Kinburskaya kosa Nikolaev 4,000 A4i, B1i, B2 064 SU050 Lower Dnepr Nizovya Dnepra Kherson 26,000 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 065 SU052 Yagorlytskiy and Tendrovskiy Bays Yagorlytski and Tendrovski Zaliv Kherson 72,000 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 066 — Kakhovsk reservoir Ostrov Kozackiy, Kakhovsloe vodokhranilicshe Kherson 1,000 A1, B1i, B2 067 SU046, Karkinitskiy and Dzharilgatchskiy Bays Karkinitskiy i Dzharilgatchkiy zaliv Kherson 87,000 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 SU049 068 SU051 Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve Askania-Nova Kherson 33,307 A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv 069 SU044 Sivash Bay, Sea of Azov Sivash Zaliv, Azovskoye More , Kherson 245,000 A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 070 — Utlyuk estuary Utlyukskiy liman Zaporozhie 75,200 A4i, A4iii, B1i 071 SU043 Molochniy liman Molochny Liman Zaporozhie 22,450 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3 072 — Molochnaya river valley Dolina r. Molochnaya Zaporozhie 3,800 A4i, B1i, B2, B3 073 SU042 Obitochnaya peninsula Obitochnaya Kosa Zaporozhie 2,000 A4i, B1i

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Table 1 ... continued. Summary of Important Bird Areas in Ukraine. 102 IBAs covering 20,323 km2 IBA 1989 code code International name National name Administrative region Area (ha) Criteria (see p. 11) 074 — Elanchik river valley Dolina reki Elanchik Donetsk 400 B1i, B2 075 SU038 Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve Ukrainskiy Stepnoy Zapovednik Donetsk 1,134 A1, B2 076 SU040 Belosarayskaya peninsula Belosarayskaya Kosa Donetsk 2,000 A4i, B1i, B2 077 SU041 Berdyanskaya peninsula Berdyanskaya Kosa Zaporozhie 1,800 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 078 SU039 Krivaya peninsula Krivaya Kosa Donetsk 8,800 A4i, B1i, B2 079 — Mokrye Yasli forestry plantation Urochicshe Mokrue Yasli Odessa 500 B2 080 — Kagul lake Ozero Kagul Odessa 10,500 A4iii 081 — Kugurluy and Kartal lakes Ozera Kugurluy i Kartal Odessa 19,200 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 082 — River Ruslo r. Dunay Odessa 2,500 A4i, A4iii, B1i 083 — Kitaj lakes Ozero Kitaj Odessa 5,000 A4i, A4iii, B1i 084 — Zhebriyanovskie plavni Zhebriyanovskie plavni Odessa 6,800 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 085 — Sasuk lake Ozero Sasuk Odessa 22,800 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 086 — Jansheisk lakes Jansheiskie ozera Odessa 1,000 B1i 087 — Shagany–Alibey–Burnas lake-system Sistema ozer Shagany–Alibey–Burnas Odessa 19,200 A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 088 — Zmeinuy island Ostrov Zmeinuy Odessa 17 A1, A4i, B1i 089 — Budakskiy estuary Budakskiy liman Odessa 2,700 A4i, B1i 090 — Kuyalnik estuary Kuyalnitskiy liman Odessa 7,000 B1i, B2, B3 091 — Dnestr delta Dnestr delta Odessa 27,600 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 092 SU053 Tiligul estuary Tiligulski Liman Odessa, Nikolaev 11,000 A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 093 — Cape Uret Mys Uret Crimea 9,600 B1i 094 — Tarkhankut peninsula Tarkhankutskiy poluostrov Crimea 4,200 B1i, B2 095 — Lake near Magazinka village Lake near v. Magazinka Crimea 800 B1i 096 — Belogorie Belogorie Crimea 32,000 B2 097 SU048 Cape Martyan Mys Martyan Crimea 240 B1i 098 SU045 Krymski Zapovednik Crimea 34,563 A1, B2, B3 099 SU056 Karadag Zapovednik Crimea 2,855 B1i 100 — Aktashskoe lake Aktashko–Astaninskie plavni Crimea 4,800 A4i, B1i, B2, B3 101 — Uzunlarskoe lake Uzunlarsky lake Crimea 9,600 A1, B2 102 — Bagerovo Bagerovo Crimea 20,510 A1, B2 Sites identified in the previous inventory of IBAs in Europe (Grimmett and Jones 1989) but no longer considered to be IBAs SU037 Lugansk, Voroshilovgrad Oblast; SU047 Mountain Forest, Bolshaya Yalta, Krym

Map 1. Location, area and criteria category of Important Bird Areas in Ukraine.

BELARUS 3 5 0 125 250 POLAND 22 7 km 4 8 1 6 2 9 15 21 10 23 RUSSIA 14 11 20 13 19 29 34 16 33 12 17 46 25 18 30 44 24 28 45 36 48 35 47 55 56 26 27 31 SLOVAKIA 49 57 32 42 37 50 39 51 52 54 43 58 60 38 41 53 59 40 HUNGARY 61 MOLDOVA 75 62 74 ROMANIA 72 76 79 77 78 92 66 Highest category of 90 68 criteria met by IBA 63 64 69 73 SEA A (71 IBAs) 91 71 OF B (31 IBAs) 89 65 70 AZOV Area of IBA (ha) 85 67 95 83 87 BLACK 102 22,450 to 245,000 SEA 100 82 86 94 7,000 to 22,449 93 96 99 101 80 84 1,700 to 6,999 81 88 98 17 to 1,699

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Table 2. Important Bird Areas in Ukraine that are important for species of global conservation concern (meeting criterion A1). Species IBA code Species IBA code Phalacrocorax pygmeus Pygmy Cormorant 081, 084 Crex crex Corncrake 001, 002, 004, 005, 007, 008, 010, 011, Pelecanus crispus 084 012, 013, 016, 022, 023, 024, 027, 030, Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose 069 032, 034, 036, 037, 038, 043, 044, 045, Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose 066, 067, 068, 081, 087, 088 047, 048, 049, 059 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck 001, 051 Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard 102 Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle 014, 015, 017, 020, 028 Otis tarda Great Bustard 069, 101, 102 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture 098 Gallinago media Great Snipe 004, 005, 022, 044, 069 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle 020, 021 Numenius tenuirostris 065, 067 Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle 038, 048, 049 Slender-billed Curlew Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel 075 Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler 001, 004, 005, 007, 019

Table 3. Important Bird Areas in Ukraine that support important numbers of one or more congregatory species (i.e. meeting criteria A4 and/or B1). IBAs meeting both criteria A4 and B1 for the species are shown in bold. IBAs meeting only criterion B1 for the species concerned, and not A4, are shown in normal type. For key to ‘Season’, see p. 7. Species Season IBA code Species Season IBA code Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe P 031, 071 Somateria mollissima Eider R 065 Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe B 055 N 063 Podiceps nigricollis B 055 Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W 018, 045, 056, 057 Black-necked Grebe P 071 P 051, 064 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 064, 067, 069, 071, 073, 077, 091 Mergus albellus Smew W 071 P 064, 065, 067, 097 P 085 N 063 Mergus merganser Goosander W 028, 056 Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag B 093, 094, 099 Fulica atra Coot W 065, 067 N 094 P 064, 065 Phalacrocorax pygmeus B 081 Grus grus Crane P 001, 005, 006, 007, 064, 066, 068, 069, 088 Pygmy Cormorant N 069 Pelecanus onocrotalus White Pelican P 085 Himantopus himantopus B 069, 072, 095 Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican P 084 Black-winged Stilt P 069 Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 058, 091 Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 065, 069, 071 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron B 064 P 069, 087 Egretta garzetta Little Egret B 067, 069, 089 Glareola pratincola B 069, 072, 085, 087, 100 P 065 Collared Pratincole P 069 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 015, 038, 044, 064, 067, 069, 073, 077, 084, Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover P 069 091 Charadrius alexandrinus B 069 P 067, 092 Kentish Plover P 069 N 037 Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover P 069 Ardea cinerea B 064 Calidris alba Sanderling P 069 P 065 Calidris minuta Little Stint P 069 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis B 064, 069, 091, 092 Calidris alpina Dunlin P 069 Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill B 081, 084 Limicola falcinellus P 069 Cygnus olor Mute Swan B 064, 081, 084 Broad-billed Sandpiper W 005, 067, 081, 084, 086, 087, 089, 092 Philomachus pugnax Ruff P 069 P 064, 065, 070, 071, 084, 085, 086 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit B 005 N 069 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit P 069 Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan W 067 Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank P 069 Anser fabalis Bean Goose P 001, 033, 051 Tringa totanus Redshank B 005, 069 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 065, 081, 082, 083, 084, 087, 092 P 069 P 012, 025, 064, 065, 068, 069, 070, 071, 085, Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper P 069 092 Arenaria interpres Turnstone P 069 Anser erythropus P 069 Larus ichthyaetus B 063, 069 Lesser White-fronted Goose Great Black-headed Gull Anser anser Greylag Goose B 030, 031, 041, 062, 064, 084, 091 Larus melanocephalus B 069, 100 W 065, 071, 087 Mediterranean Gull P 025, 031, 039, 040, 045, 064, 065, 066, 069, Larus minutus Little Gull B 022, 065, 067 070 P 069, 078, 092 N 001, 027, 031, 041, 085 Larus genei Slender-billed Gull B 065, 069, 100 Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose W 081, 087 Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 065, 067, 069, 071, 081, 087, 100 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck W 068 W 067, 092 N 100 P 070, 085, 087, 089, 092 Tadorna tadorna Shelduck W 087, 090 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern B 069, 100 P 069 P 100 Anas penelope Wigeon P 069 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern B 067, 069 Anas crecca Teal P 091 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 065, 067, 069, 076, 077, 078 Anas platyrhynchos W 065, 067, 071, 087 Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 065, 067, 069, 074, 076, 078, 092 P 015, 064, 065 P 078 Anas acuta Pintail P 069 Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 069, 078, 090 Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard B 084 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 022, 027, 055 Aythya ferina Pochard W 065, 084, 087 P 069 P 001, 015, 065, 085 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 005, 029 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck W 087 P 005, 069, 078 P 015, 085 Chlidonias leucopterus B 005, 007, 029 Aythya marila Scaup W 065, 071 White-winged Black Tern P 005 P 065, 070, 073

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Table 4. Species of European conservation concern with significant breeding populations at Important Bird Areas in Ukraine (meeting any IBA criteria). Minimum Proportion (%) of Minimum Proportion (%) of national breeding national population national breeding national population population breeding at all IBAs population breeding at all IBAs Species 1 (pairs) 2 in Ukraine Species 1 (pairs) 2 in Ukraine Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag 250 1003 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern 400 1003 Phalacrocorax pygmeus Pygmy Cormorant 10 1003 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern 250 1003 Botaurus stellaris Bittern 4,000 43 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern 9,900 1003 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern 5,000 29 Sterna albifrons Little Tern 1,200 1003 Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron 3,645 76 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern 8,000 8 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron 200 8 Chlidonias niger Black Tern 3,500 1003 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 733 88 Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove 20,000 27 Ciconia nigra Black Stork 250 26 Bubo bubo Eagle Owl 150 17 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 5,500 15 Strix aluco Tawny Owl 6,000 7 Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill 300 1003 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl 150 31 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck 125 31 Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar 12,000 9 Anas strepera Gadwall 700 10 Alcedo atthis Kingfisher 1,500 14 Anas querquedula Garganey 26,000 10 Merops apiaster Bee-eater 10,000 12 Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard 40 1003 Coracias garrulus Roller 3,000 2 Aythya ferina Pochard 25,000 12 Jynx torquilla Wryneck 20,000 9 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck 1,500 4 Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker 2,000 14 Milvus migrans Black Kite 650 5 Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker 1,000 15 Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle 45 62 Picoides tridactylus Three-toed Woodpecker 300 45 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture 2 1003 Lullula arborea Woodlark 4,500 32 Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle 30 57 Riparia riparia Sand Martin 140,000 12 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier 10 20 Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart 9,000 1 Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier 200 33 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat 27,000 3 Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle 200 15 Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel 16,000 4 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle 40 30 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 180,000 4 Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle 40 28 Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler 9,000 4 Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle 450 2 Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler 3,500 44 Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel 20 50 Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler 2,500 76 Falco tinnunculus Kestrel 2,800 6 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler 55,000 39 Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon 400 5 Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler 2,700 28 Falco cherrug Saker 150 9 Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 55,000 1 Coturnix coturnix Quail 10,000 7 Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler 150,000 <1 Porzana porzana Spotted Crake 4,200 1003 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher 95,000 3 Porzana parva Little Crake 3,500 1003 Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher 20,000 15 Crex crex Corncrake 25,000 9 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit 85,000 4 Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard 8 63 Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike 3,000 9 Otis tarda Great Bustard 130 25 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 2,500,000 2 3 Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet 350 100 1. Only those species of European conservation concern (see Box 1, p. 12) that meet IBA criteria in Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole 280 1003 Ukraine are listed. Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover 4,000 11 2. Data are taken from the BirdLife/EBCC European Bird Database 1998 (Heath and Borggreve 2000). Gallinago media Great Snipe 400 28 3. The percentage of the national population in IBAs exceeds 100%. Usually this is because the national population estimate has not been updated recently whilst the IBA population Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit 4,500 27 estimate has been recently updated with new data as a result of comprehensive surveys of Tringa totanus Redshank 6,000 61 IBAs themselves. Also, the individual site count for a species may be the maximum or Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull 180,000 3 average over recent years, and summing these may record more birds than are present Larus minutus Little Gull 100 1003 nationally in any single year.

ORNITHOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE a very wide diversity (Table 3). Of these 61 sites, 37 host globally important congregations of waterbirds (qualifying under the A4i/ There are 154 species of European conservation concern (SPECs) A4iii criteria) and the other 24 support regionally important which regularly breed in Ukraine, including eight globally congregations (qualifying under B1i but not under A4i/A4iii). The threatened species and seven near-threatened species (Tucker and wetlands are particularly important during the migration seasons, Heath 1994). Of these latter 15 species of global conservation when 45 species occur in globally important congregations at concern, all but Glareola nordmanni (near-threatened) are known 21 sites, mainly along the Azov–Black Sea coastline and along the to breed in important numbers at IBAs (Table 2). Out of the Dnepr, Desna and Prip’yat valleys (Table 3, Map 1). remaining 139 SPECs breeding in Ukraine that are not of global The greatest number of criteria that any one site meets is nine conservation concern, 86 have an unfavourable conservation status (one site only: Sivash Bay, site 069), while four sites (015, 065, 068, in Europe, however (Tucker and Heath 1994). A further four 084) meet more than five criteria (Table 1). Eleven sites out of the globally threatened species (Pelecanus crispus, Anser erythropus, total of 102 have more than 15 qualifying species each, most notably Branta ruficollis and Numenius tenuirostris) do not breed in Ukraine Sivash Bay (site 069; 45 qualifying species), Samarskiy forest (038; but occur regularly during migration and/or in winter, with all using 31 species), River Prip’yat valley (005; 21 species) Yagorlytskiy and IBAs in important numbers (Table 2). Tendrovskiy Bays (065; 18 species), and Karkinitskiy and A total of 49 IBAs regularly support important numbers of Dzharilgatchskiy Bays (067; 16 species). In reality these totals are globally threatened and near-threatened species at some stage in probably higher still, since most of these sites have not been surveyed their annual life cycle, and thus qualify under the A1 criterion comprehensively. (Table 2). The majority of IBAs in Ukraine—62 out of 102 sites— Seventy-five of the 102 IBAs support important breeding support important numbers of congregatory waterbirds, whether numbers of SPECs, thus meeting criteria B2 and/or B3 (Table 4). in the breeding, wintering or migrating seasons, totalling 68 species, A total of 80 SPECs qualify under these criteria and/or the A1

695 Important Bird Areas in Europe – Ukraine criterion (Table 4), and available evidence suggests that, for 18 of type is predominant at 16 sites. Forty IBAs include some artificial these 80 species, more than three-quarters of their national landscape, mainly cultivated land, and at six sites this type of habitat population breeds within the IBA network. All but one of these covers more than 50% of the IBA area. Nine IBAs contain rocky 18 species are waterbirds. On the other hand, for 41 of the habitats, mainly as coastal cliffs or mountain areas. Twenty IBAs 80 SPECs, less than 25% of the national population breeds within include marine habitat, usually encompassing shallow sea bays with the IBA network (Table 4). Not surprisingly, most of these islands, with three sites being predominantly marine. 41 species have highly dispersed distributions across forested, Peatlands and the various types of steppe habitat are not agricultural or steppe landscapes, but also included in this group adequately covered by the current IBA network, in part because are globally threatened species (Aythya nyroca, Crex crex, Otis birds here tend to be highly dispersed, not concentrated in particular tarda) and gregariously breeding waterbirds for which Ukraine places, and thus particular IBAs are difficult to identify. holds globally important populations (Larus melanocephalus, Chlidonias hybridus). IMPACTS ON IBAs – LAND-USE AND THREATS

HABITATS Figure 2 shows the different forms of land-use that occur in Ukrainian IBAs. At least 61 IBAs are used to some extent for Three main zones of vegetation cross Ukraine, approximately from agriculture, mainly for grazing and haymaking (but outside IBAs, north-east to south-west. The forest zone covers northern Ukraine arable cultivation is the predominant agricultural land-use). At least and the Carpathian region, the forest–steppe zone covers central 27 of the IBAs support some forestry activity, and this is the Ukraine, and the steppe zone covers southern Ukraine. Twenty- predominant activity (by area) at 16 sites. At least 16 of the 102 IBAs six IBAs are located in the forest zone, 33 IBAs in the forest–steppe are used predominantly for nature conservation. Fisheries/ zone, and 43 IBAs in the steppe zone. The predominant habitat at aquaculture is the predominant economic activity (by area) at only IBAs is (Figure 1). At least 80 of the IBAs contain significant nine IBAs, but occurs to some extent at a minimum of 37 IBAs. wetland habitat, of which 39 are predominantly wetland (by area Most IBAs are state-owned. In recent years an increasing covered). The majority of wetland sites are in the major river valleys, amount of state land has been transferred to private ownership, or along the Azov–Black Sea coastline, or occur as wetland–forest and most agricultural land is now privately owned. Wetlands, complexes. At least 57 IBAs contain some grassland habitat, usually forests and woodland are still state-owned, however. as complexes with cultivated land or wetlands. At least 46 IBAs Figure 3 summarizes the key threats and impacts to IBAs. contain a significant amount of forest or woodland, and this habitat- Disturbance to birds is the most frequently cited threat, affecting at least 62 sites to some extent. Legal hunting affects at least 29 IBAs to some extent (Figure 2) and poses a significant threat at some Figure 1. Habitats at Important Bird Areas in Ukraine sites, while illegal hunting has an even greater impact, although (see Appendix 3 for definitions of habitats). this is difficult to estimate. Overall, hunting (termed ‘unsustainable exploitation’ in Figure 3) poses a threat, of variable intensity, at a Wetland minimum of 42 IBAs. The intensification of agriculture in recent Grassland decades has caused contamination of land and fresh water with fertilizers and chemicals, industrial activities are contaminating air, Forest and woodland land and water in some regions of Ukraine, and urban/domestic Artificial landscape waste-water is causing chemical and microbiological contamination of rivers and shallow marine waters. The direct impacts on birds Marine areas are difficult to estimate but include higher mortality, shorter life- Scrub ³ 50% cover¹ span, lowered reproductive potential, higher rates of illness, etc. 5%–49% cover¹ Indirect impacts of pollution on birds occur through accelerated Rocky areas < 5% or unknown¹ habitat succession (e.g. nutrient pollution accelerates the transition Unknown from grassland to woodland), the loss of suitable habitats, reductions in the of prey species, etc. 0 10 2030 4050 60 70 80 The intensification of forestry activities, mainly commercial Percentage of IBAs (100% = 102 sites) deforestation and selective logging, are causing a decrease in the 1. percentage of area of individual IBA covered by habitat national populations of some raptors. At the moment, the drainage of wetlands has largely halted, through lack of financial resources, Figure 2. Land-uses at Important Bird Areas in Ukraine but this is likely to pose the main threat to several IBAs as soon as (seeAppendix 3 for definitions of land-uses). the economic situation improves. The abandonment or reduction of management over large areas of agricultural land is having Agriculture detrimental effects on numbers of open-country birds at seven IBAs, largely due to the overgrowth of meadows and fields by bushes, trees Fisheries/aquaculture and tall grass, as a result of lowered grazing pressure and the cessation Nature conservation/research of haymaking and arable cultivation.

Hunting

Forestry PROTECTION STATUS

Urban/industrial/transport Table 5 summarizes the national and international protection status Tourism/recreation of all Ukrainian IBAs. Not utilized ■ National protection Water management Details of the principal categories of national protected area are given below. Military ³ 50% cover¹ 5%–49% cover¹ Unknown 1. Nature Reserve (Zapovednik) < 5% or unknown¹ This is the principal category of protected area in the countries of Other the former , including Ukraine. A Nature Reserve is an area of land withdrawn from economic use for the study and 0 10 20 3040 50 60 Percentage of IBAs (100% = 102 sites) conservation of fauna and flora. Literally meaning ‘forbidden/ 1. percentage of area of individual IBA covered by land-use restricted area’, Nature Reserves are closed to non-specialists, including tourists. Most Nature Reserves are administered by the

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Figure 3. Threats at Important Bird Areas in Ukraine (see Appendix 3 for definitions of threat types and impact categories).

Disturbance to birds Unsustainable exploitation Agricultural intensification/expansion Aquaculture/fisheries Deforestation (commercial) Recreation/tourism Firewood collection Selective logging/cutting Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage Forest grazing Drainage Burning of vegetation Industrialization/urbanization Other Natural events Afforestation High impact Abandonment/reduction of land management Medium to low impact Intensified forest management Extraction industry Unknown impact Dredging/canalization Infrastructure 0 10 20 3040 50 60 70 Percentage of IBAs (100% = 102 sites)

Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety or by All high-level protected areas (Nature Reserves, Biosphere Reserves the National Academy of Science. and National Parks) are owned, administered and monitored by the state. Smaller areas, protected at the regional or district level, are 2. Biosphere Reserve state-owned but have no administrative staff or structure and are Biosphere Reserves have core zones and buffer zones. Core zones not monitored. have the same regime as Nature Reserves, while buffer zones are Nineteen IBAs are afforded some legal protection through their areas of semi-protected land where certain economic activities are overlap with the national protected-area network, being partly or allowed, provided that the reserve itself is unharmed. Biosphere fully covered by Nature Reserves, Biosphere Reserves, National Reserves are administered by the Ministry for Environmental Parks, Regional Landscape Parks or Protected Localities (Table 5). Protection and Nuclear Safety or by the National Academy of Science. It should be stressed that large areas of these 19 IBAs are not protected in real life because they do not have an effective law-enforcement 3. National Park system or management plan, and that the great majority of IBAs National Parks have the same regime as Nature Reserves. Core zones, (83 out of 102) have no protection whatsoever under national law where certain economic activities are allowed, are surrounded by a (Figure 4). large area where a greater variety of economic activities are possible, e.g. tourism, fishing, hunting, haymaking, cattle-grazing, etc. ■ International protection National Parks are administered by the Ministry for Environmental Ukraine is a signatory or contracting party to all of the major Protection and Nuclear Safety. international conventions relevant to the protection of sites for nature conservation (Box 1), including the Agreement on 4. Regional Landscape Parks the Conservation of African–Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Regional Landscape Parks have the same regime as National Parks (AEWA). However, about three-quarters of the IBAs in Ukraine but are administered by regional government. The first Regional have no legal protection at the international level (Figure 5). Landscape Park on private land is currently being created and will No natural World Heritage Sites have been inscribed. Three be administered by the land-owner. Biosphere Reserves (owned, administered and monitored by the state) overlap with IBAs (Table 5). There are 22 designated 5. Protected Locality (Zakaznik) Ramsar Sites in Ukraine, all of which qualify on the basis of their Limited economic activities are possible within such an area. globally important congregations of waterbirds, and all of them Protected Localities are administered by regional government. overlap with, or are contained by, IBAs (Table 5). Given that at

Figure 4. The national protection status of Important Bird Areas Figure 5. The international protection status of Important Bird in Ukraine. Areas in Ukraine.

None High None High 83 IBAs (81%) 16 IBAs (16%) 81 IBAs (79%) 18 IBAs (18%) Partial 2 IBAs (2%) Partial Low 3 IBAs (3%) 1 IBA (1%) % of area of % of area of individual individual IBA overlaps IBA overlaps with national with international protected areas: protected areas: High >90% High >90% Partial 10–90% Partial 10–90% Low <10% Low <10% None None

Total area of overlap between IBA network in Ukraine and national protected-area Total area of overlap between IBA network in Ukraine and international protected-area system (see Table 5 for categories) = 1,275 km2 (6% of total IBA area). system (see Table 5 for categories) = 6,547 km2 (32% of total IBA area).

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Table 5. Protection status of Important Bird Areas in Ukraine. A tick (✔) indicates that an IBA overlaps with a protected area (to any extent).

National International National International

IBA International IBA International

code name Nature Reserve Biosphere Reserve National Park Regional Protected Area Protected Locality Ramsar Site Biosphere Reserve code name Nature Reserve Biosphere Reserve National Park Regional Protected Area Protected Locality Ramsar Site Biosphere Reserve 001 Shatsk National Park ✔✔051 Latorica river valley near Chop 002 Zapadniy Bug river valley 052 Carpathian Volkano mountains 003 Orikhivski lake-system 053 Carpathian Biosphere Reserve ✔✔ 004 Turiya river valley 054 Gorgany ✔ 005 River Prip’yat valley ✔✔ 055 Fish-ponds near Kukilniku and 006 Cheremske mire Bilshivtci villages 007 Stokhod river valley ✔ 056 Burshtyn reservoir 008 Sira Pogonya mire 057 Dnestr valley between Staruy Martuniv and Marinopil villages 009 Polesskiy Nature Reserve ✔ 058 Klivodin Protected Locality ✔ 010 Ushomirskoe Game Reserve 059 Derkul river valley 011 Novograd–Volunskoe Game Reserve 060 Dgulin lake 012 Korostushevskoe Game Reserve 061 Dranitckiy Protected Locality ✔ 013 Radomyshlskoe Game Reserve 062 Ingul river valley 014 Dneprovsko-Teterevskoe ✔ Game Reserve 063 Kinburn peninsula ✔ 015 Kiev reservoir 064 Lower Dnepr ✔✔✔ 016 Meadows near Procev village 065 Yagorlytskiy and Tendrovskiy Bays 017 Rzhycshevskoe Game Reserve 066 Kakhovsk reservoir ✔✔ 018 Kanev reservoir 067 Karkinitskiy and Dzharilgatchskiy Bays ✔✔ 019 Supoy marsh ✔ 068 Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve ✔ 020 Forests in Dnepr and Desna valley 069 Sivash Bay, Sea of Azov lowlands 070 Utlyuk estuary 021 Bondar marsh 071 Molochniy liman ✔ 022 Korotchenkov meadows 072 Molochnaya river valley 023 Peschanskiy and Mogrichskiy forests 073 Obitochnaya peninsula ✔ 024 Chaykovichi marsh 074 Elanchik river valley 025 Ikva river valley 075 Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve ✔ 026 Vovk river valley near Derazhnya 076 Belosarayskaya peninsula ✔ village 077 Berdyanskaya peninsula ✔ 027 Mikulinetskie fish-ponds 078 Krivaya peninsula ✔ 028 Kanev Nature Reserve ✔ 079 Mokrye Yasli forestry plantation 029 Uday river valley 080 Kagul lake 030 Krasnue marsh 081 Kugurluy and Kartal lakes ✔ 031 Sula bay, Kremenchug reservoir 082 River Danube 032 Psel river valley near Komsomolsk 083 Kitaj lakes 033 Bodakovskoe marsh 084 Zhebriyanovskie plavni ✔ 034 Meadows near Saru village 085 Sasuk lake ✔ in the Psel river valley 086 Jansheisk lakes 035 Veluke marsh 087 Shagany–Alibey–Burnas lake-system ✔ 036 Dneprovsko-Orelskiy Nature Reserve ✔ 088 Zmeinuy island 037 Orel river valley 089 Budakskiy estuary 038 Samarskiy forest 090 Kuyalnik estuary 039 Soleniy liman 091 Dnestr delta ✔ 040 Debalcevskoe lake 092 Tiligul estuary ✔✔ 041 Petropavlovskiy marsh 093 Cape Uret 042 Bolshemikhailovskiy forest 094 Tarkhankut peninsula 043 Samara river valley 095 Lake near Magazinka village 044 Mzha river valley 096 Belogorie 045 Liman lake-system 097 Cape Martyan ✔ 046 Pechenezhskoe reservoir 098 Crimean Nature Reserve ✔ 047 Bakhtin river valley 099 Karadag Nature Reserve ✔ 048 Izyumskaya Luka forest 100 Aktashskoe lake 049 Kremenskoy forest 101 Uzunlarskoe lake 050 Stanichno-Luganskoe fish-farm 102 Bagerovo Subtotal of IBAs 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 Total number of IBAs 8 3 1 4 3 18 3 least 17 IBAs do not overlap with designated Ramsar Sites but CONSERVATION do meet criteria for designation as Ramsar Sites (under IBA criteria A4i/A4iii)—sites 015, 022, 025, 029, 033, 037, 038, • Scientific research into, and monitoring of, breeding, migrating 044, 055, 058, 063, 068, 072, 080, 088, 089, and 100 (see Tables 1 and wintering waterbird populations are carried out at several and 3)—it should be a priority to obtain Ramsar designation for IBAs located along the Azov–Black Sea coasts. them. • Management plans have been written for only a few of the 102 Sixty-nine IBAs (68% of all IBAs) receive no protection at all IBAs. The plan for the soon-to-be-designated through national or international legislation (Table 5), and the Biosphere Reserve (in site 084) is of good quality, while the plans majority of these are of global importance for waterbirds (meeting for those other Nature Reserves and National Parks which A1/A4i/A4iii criteria: see Tables 1–3). overlap with IBAs are very simple and lack detail.

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Cicyura, Andrey and Tat’yana Atemasovu, Igor Krivitskiy, Anna Nadtochiy, Box 1. International legislation Global and initiatives that are Biodiversity Convention ✔ Anatoliy Poluda, Leonid Nazarenko, Nikolay Klestov, Vasiliy Kostyushin, relevant to site conservation in ✔ Igor Gorban, Vladimir Pogranichnuy, Igor Shidlovskiy, Vladimir Chernikov, Ukraine (see Appendix 1 for a Bonn Convention ✔ Petr Chegorko, Nikolay Prushinskiy, Igor Skilskiy, Tat’yana Ardamatskaya, general description of these World Heritage Convention ✔ Olga Yaremchenko, Vitaliy Grischenko, Maksim Gavrilyuk, Vladimir Buchko, ✔ agreements). MAB Programme Mikhail Khimin, Vitaliy Vetrov, Anatoliy Guziy, Anatoliy Gubkin, Vladimir Pan-European Novak, Andrey Bokotey, Sergey Kostin, Mikhail Beskaravaynuy, Nikolay ✔ Bern Convention ( ) Knush, Alexander Voblenko, Alexander Malega, Petr Gorlov, Alexander ✔ Convention ratified/initiative supported Arkhipov, Vladimir Kinda, Yuriy Andryuschenko, Alexander Ponomarenko, (✔) Convention signed Vitaliy Bulakhov, Nikolay Semenov, Vladimir Gulay, Victor Afanas’ev, Ivan Rusev, Oleg Potapov, Evgeniya Srebrodolskaya, Igor Martunyuk, Lena ANALYTICAL METHODS Dyadicheva, Rostislav Sorish, Igor Gerzhik, Alexander Macyura, Vladimir Popenko, Alexander Koshelev and Anatoliy Korzyukov. • Most bird data quoted in this inventory were collected between UTOP also cooperated with the following organizations on data- 1994 and 1997. gathering: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety, • Most waterbird counts are of good quality (verification code A Ukraine; Wetlands International–Ukraine; Azovo–Chernomorskaya or B) and are based on transect-count or plot-count methods. Ornithological Station, Odessa State University; Institute of Zoology, • Counts of staging birds on migration are, in most cases, maximum National Academy of Science. daily counts (rather than seasonal totals). Much information on particular IBAs was taken from unpublished technical • The seriousness of threats and the percentage cover of land-uses reports by the following authors: Afanas’ev (1996); Andryuschenko (1996); at sites were assessed according to information available in 1997. Ardamatskaya (1996); Atemasova and Atemasov (1996); Bashta (1996); • Recent surveys of two globally threatened bird species with Beskaravaynuy (1996); Bodnar (1997); Buchko (1996, 1997); Buchko and important populations in Ukraine (Aquila heliaca and Pogranichnuy (1997); Bulakhov, Gubkin and Tarasenko (1996); Cherednyakov Acrocephalus paludicola) have added sites to the IBA inventory. and Shaparenko (1996); Cicyura and Veselskiy (1996); Djamirzoev (1997); • Maps (1:100,000) indicating IBA boundaries are available from Dyadicheva and Macyura (1997); Gavris (1996); Gorban (1996, 1997); Gorban the Ukrainian Union for Bird Conservation. and Prushinskiy (1996); Gorlov (1996); Grischenko (1996, 1997); Gubkin (1997); Gubkin, Bulakhov and Tarasenko (1996); Gubkin, Bulakhov, Onuphriev, Chegorko and Tarasenko (1996); Gubkin, Bulakhov, Tarasenko, Obukhova and GLOSSARY Chegorko (1997); Guziy (1996); Khimin (1995, 1996, 1997); Kinda (1996); Kinda and Grinchenko (1996); Klestov (1995); Knush (1997); Korzyukov (1997); Kostin liman a water-body in a shallow depression in the steppe zone, normally but and Beskaravaynuy (1996); Kostuyshin (1996, 1997); Krivitskiy (1997); not necessarily saline (can be brackish or fresh). Litvinenko (1996); Lugovoy (1997); Malega (1996, 1997); Mikityuk (1995, 1996); plavni a large area of reedbeds with numerous narrow streams and small lakes; Novak (1997); Phedorenko (1995); Pisarev (1996); Poluda (1996); Prushunskiy or, a stretch of open water in certain types of wetland (river flood-plain, river (1997); Semenov (1997); Shaparenko (1996, 1997); Shidlovskiy (1997); Skilskiy delta, estuary). (1996); Sorish (1997); Vergeles (1996); Vetrov (1996, 1997); Zhila (1996, 1997). UTOP Ukrainian Union for Bird Conservation (Ukrainske Tovarystvo This review would have been almost impossible without substantial Okhorony Ptakhiv); the BirdLife Partner Designate in Ukraine. sponsorship from Vogelbescherming Nederland (BirdLife Partner in the Netherlands), the MATRA-Programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the PIN-Programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conservation and Fisheries, and the Prince Bernhard Fonds, which provided special grants for setting up this work, purchasing equipment, coordination and The IBA expert group of the Ukrainian Union for Bird Conservation (UTOP) fieldwork. We are grateful to BirdLife/Vogelbescherming Nederland and provided valuable input into the development of the IBA inventory for Ukraine, especially to Johanna Winkelman for all the practical help given during the and comprised Sergey Zhila, Aleksey Lugovoy, Lyudvig Potish, Vladimir project.

■ SITE ACCOUNTS

Shatsk National Park A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 001 Species ... continued Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Admin region Volin Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1996 4 5 B B3 Coordinates 51°33’N 23°49’E Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle B 1996 3 4 B B2 Porzana parva Little Crake B 1989 50 70 B B3 Altitude 162–189 m Area 32,850 ha Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 15 20 B A1 Grus grus Crane P 1989 2,000 3,000 — A4i, B1i ■ Site description Bubo bubo Eagle Owl R 1989 2 3 B B2 A lake-system with meadows, bordered by mixed forest dominated Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B 1989 2 4 B B2 1 by pine Pinus. Acrocephalus paludicola B 1994 40 60 B A1, B2 Aquatic Warbler Habitats Forest and woodland (40%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous 1. Data for 10 km2. forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (5%; humid grassland), Wetland Large numbers of waterbirds stage here during migration (20,000– (32%; sand-/sand beach; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe 50,000). vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (23%; arable land; other urban/industrial areas) ■ Protection status Land-use Agriculture (15%), Fisheries/aquaculture, Forestry (40%), Nature conservation/ National High International High research (30%), Tourism/recreation (10%), Urban/industrial/transport (8%) 32,515 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Shatsk, 32,515 ha). 32,850 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Shatsk Lakes, 32,850 ha). ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Conservation issues Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1994 80 — B B2 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Anser fabalis Bean Goose P 1989 2,000 3,000 — B1i Deforestation (commercial) (A), Drainage (A), Firewood collection (B), Forest grazing (C), Anser anser Greylag Goose N 1993 350 — B B1i Aythya ferina Pochard B 1994 300 — B B3 Industrialization/urbanization (B), Intensified forest management (C), Recreation/ Aythya ferina Pochard P 1989 5,000 10,000 — B1i tourism (B), Selective logging/cutting (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck B 1994 20 — B A1 There are no serious threats.

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Zapadniy Bug river valley A1 002 Habitats Forest and woodland (30%; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland Admin region Volin (54%; humid grassland), Wetland (16%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Coordinates 51°15’N 23°45’E vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Altitude 162–164 m Area 1,450 ha Land-use Agriculture (70%), Forestry (30%), Hunting (30%), Nature conservation/ research (50%) ■ Site description A stretch of the Zapadniy Bug valley, near the villages of Pidlissya, ■ Birds Rivne and Vushnivka. Habitats are dominated by grassland, with Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria numerous lakes. Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1996 2 3 B B3 Habitats Grassland (83%; humid grassland), Wetland (7%; standing fresh water; river/stream; Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 500 — B B3 water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (10%; highly improved reseeded grassland) 1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 32 — B A1 Land-use Agriculture (80%) 1 Gallinago media Great Snipe B 1996 40 50 — A1 1 Acrocephalus paludicola B 1996 150 250 — A1, B2 Aquatic Warbler ■ Birds 1. Extrapolation. Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 22 30 B A1 ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Conservation issues Threats Afforestation (C), Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Aquaculture/ ■ Conservation issues fisheries (C), Deforestation (commercial) (B), Selective logging/cutting (C) Threats Disturbance to birds (A)

River Prip’yat valley A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 005 Orikhivski lake-system B2 003 Admin region Volin Admin region Volin Coordinates 51°52’N 25°23’E Coordinates 51°52’N 24°46’E Altitude 145–152 m Area 12,500 ha Altitude 148–162 m Area 3,000 ha ■ Site description ■ Site description A river valley with meadows, lakes and forest tracts. A group of natural lakes in the River Prip’yat valley, dominated by Habitats Forest and woodland (native coniferous forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet reedbeds Phragmites and meadows. Human activities include cattle- forest), Wetland (standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/ grazing, haymaking, and hunting. transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (arable land; forestry plantation) Habitats Forest and woodland (10%; native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Scrub (5%; Land-use Agriculture, Forestry, Nature conservation/research, Water management scrub), Grassland (5%; humid grassland), Wetland (55%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (25%; highly improved reseeded grassland; arable land) ■ Birds Land-use Agriculture (75%), Fisheries/aquaculture (2%), Forestry (20%), Hunting, Not utilized (1%), Urban/industrial/transport (2%) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria 1 Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1996 400 600 B B2 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1994 100 — B B2 ■ ■ Birds Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1994 500 700 B B1i 1 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Anas querquedula Garganey B 1996 1,000 2,000 B B2 1 Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1996 40 — B B3 1 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1997 40 200 A B2 1 Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 5,000 20,000 B B3 2 Bubo bubo Eagle Owl R 1997 1 2 A B2 1 Porzana parva Little Crake B 1996 5,000 10,000 B B3 1. Large decrease. 1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 700 1,400 B A1, B2 2. 1982–1997. Grus grus Crane P 1994 600 2,000 B A4i, B1i 1 Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA Gallinago media Great Snipe B 1996 20 — B A1 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit B 1996 1,000 2,500 B A4i, B1i, B2 criteria: Crex crex (5–12 pairs). Tringa totanus Redshank B 1996 2,000 5,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 ■ Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1996 60 100 A B2 Protection status 1 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 1,000 3,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 National None International None Chlidonias niger Black Tern P 1994 4,000 6,000 B A4i, B1i 1 Chlidonias leucopterus B 1996 20,000 30,000 B A4i, B1i ■ Conservation issues White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus P 1996 4,000 6,000 B A4i, B1i Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (A), Afforestation (C), Agricultural White-winged Black Tern intensification/expansion (B), Drainage (A), Firewood collection (C), Forest grazing (C), Bubo bubo Eagle Owl B 1994 4 8 B B2 Other (C) Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler B 1996 100 — — B3 Haymaking and harvesting of sedge Carex (‘Other’) can cause Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler B 1996 1,000 2,000 B B3 1 problems. Acrocephalus paludicola B 1996 1,200 2,200 B A1, B2 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus B 1996 20,000 30,000 B B3 Sedge Warbler Turiya river valley A1, B2, B3 004 Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler B 1996 200 1,000 — B3 Admin region Volin 1. Extrapolation. Coordinates 51°43’N 24°54’E Breeding waterbirds number 5,000–7,000 pairs in total, while up to Altitude 150–169 m Area 7,900 ha 80,000 individuals congregate here on passage. The breeding bird data marked as ‘Extrapolation’ is taken from Tishechkin et al. (1996), with ■ Site description total population estimates based on extrapolations from counts of A valley with marshes and meadows. singing males or pairs per km of river valley or per km of

700 Important Bird Areas in Europe – Ukraine habitat. These estimates cover the Ratno–Zhveche part of the Upper ■ Protection status Prip’yat, but there is also qualitative data available for other parts of National None International Partial the Prip’yat valley. 10,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Stokhid River Flood-plains, 10,000 ha). ■ Protection status National High International High ■ Conservation issues Part of IBA covered by regional protected areas (Khocynskiy, Cirskiy, Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Construction/impact of dyke/dam/ Velikoglushanskiy and Vetlivskiy; exact area not known). 12,000 ha barrage (C), Deforestation (commercial) (B), Drainage (C), Firewood collection (C), of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Prypiat River Floodplains, 12,000 ha). Forest grazing (C) ■ Conservation issues Threats Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (B), Deforestation (commercial) (B), Dredging/canalization (B) Sira Pogonya mire A1, B2 008 Admin region Rivne Coordinates 51°34’N 27°10’E Altitude 142–163 m Area 12,718 ha Cheremske mire B1i 006 Admin region Volin ■ Site description Coordinates 51°32’N 25°33’E A mire surrounded by mixed forest, near the villages of Vezhitsa, Altitude 159–164 m Area 3,007 ha Staroe Selo, Elno and Grabun.

Habitats Forest and woodland (55%; native coniferous forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very ■ Site description wet forest), Wetland (45%; raised bog) The site comprises forest with mire, near Lushnivka, Zamostya and Land-use Forestry (55%), Nature conservation/research Karasun villages.

Habitats Forest and woodland (67%; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Wetland ■ Birds (33%; standing fresh water; raised bog) Land-use Forestry (67%), Hunting (33%), Nature conservation/research (67%) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle B 1989 2 3 — B2 Crex crex Corncrake B 1990 25 30 B A1 ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Protection status Grus grus Crane P 1996 150 400 B B1i National None International None

■ Protection status ■ Conservation issues National None International None Threats Afforestation (C), Deforestation (commercial) (C), Firewood collection (C), Forest grazing (B), Natural events (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) ■ Conservation issues Flooding (‘Natural events’) is a threat. Threats Deforestation (commercial) (C), Disturbance to birds (C), Firewood collection (C), Forest grazing (C), Intensified forest management (C), Selective logging/cutting (C)

Polesskiy Nature Reserve B2 009 Admin region Zhitomyr Stokhod river valley A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 007 Coordinates 51°25’N 27°55’E Admin region Volin Altitude 147–198 m Area 20,104 ha Coordinates 51°44’N 25°50’E Altitude 140–171 m Area 17,800 ha ■ Site description Forest with marshes, sand-dunes and small streams. ■ Site description Habitats Forest and woodland (42%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native Lowland marsh and meadows in the Stokhod valley, near Sedlicshe coniferous forest), Wetland (18%; standing fresh water; river/stream; raised bog; and Stari Chervisha villages. water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (40%; Habitats Forest and woodland (40%; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland forestry plantation) (6%; humid grassland), Wetland (54%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Land-use Agriculture (58%), Forestry (40%), Nature conservation/research (80%) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Birds Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle B 1995 1 2 A B2 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Forty-seven species that are listed in the Ukrainian Red Data Book Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1996 30 50 B B2 Ciconia nigra Black Stork B 1996 5 8 B B2 have been recorded in the area, as have a total of 180 breeding 1 Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 500 — B B3 species, including the globally threatened Aquila clanga (min. 1 pair) 1 Porzana parva Little Crake B 1996 140 — B B3 and boreal species such as Glaucidium passerinum and Strix 1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 10 50 B A1 nebulosa. Grus grus Crane P 1996 200 600 B B1i Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit B 1996 70 — — B2 ■ Protection status Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 150 200 B B2 National High International None Chlidonias leucopterus B 1996 500 1,200 — A4i, B1i 20,097 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Polesskiy, 20,097 ha). White-winged Black Tern Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler B 1996 100 — C B3 ■ Conservation issues Acrocephalus paludicola B 1996 10 30 — A1, B2 Aquatic Warbler Threats Afforestation (B), Deforestation (commercial) (C), Drainage (C), Firewood 1. Extrapolation. collection (C), Forest grazing (C)

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includes both forest-types) with small rivers and meadows along valley Ushomirskoe Game Reserve A1, B2 010 bottoms, near the villages of Gorodskoe, Kocherov, Krapivnya and Admin region Zhitomyr Ivnica. Coordinates 51°00’N 28°15’E Altitude 180–207 m Area 70,300 ha Habitats Forest and woodland (94%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Grassland (2%; humid grassland), Wetland (3%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (1%; arable land; ■ Site description forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Semi-natural mixed forest and agricultural habitats, with numerous Land-use Agriculture (5%), Forestry (94%), Hunting (70%) small streams and marshes. Human activities include farming, cattle- grazing, haymaking and hunting. ■ Birds Habitats Forest and woodland (40%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Scrub (9%), Grassland (20%; humid grassland), Wetland (20%; standing fresh Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (11%; urban parks/gardens) Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1997 2,000 10,000 B B1i Land-use Agriculture (30%), Forestry (60%), Hunting (100%) Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 30 80 B A1 Alcedo atthis Kingfisher B 1997 20 30 B B2

■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International None Ciconia nigra Black Stork B 1997 5 7 B B2 Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 80 100 B A1 ■ Conservation issues Threats Deforestation (commercial) (B), Selective logging/cutting (C) ■ Protection status National None International None

■ Conservation issues Radomyshlskoe A1, B2 013 Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Firewood collection (B), Game Reserve Forest grazing (A) Admin region Zhitomyr Coordinates 50°32’N 29°26’E Altitude 139–172 m Area 28,400 ha

Novograd–Volunskoe A1, B2 011 ■ Site description Game Reserve An area of semi-natural mixed forest and forestry plantations with Admin region Zhitomyr small rivers and meadows along valley bottoms, near the villages of Coordinates 50°50’N 27°50’E Cudin, Krumok and Zabelocie. Altitude 180–200 m Area 70,730 ha Habitats Forest and woodland (89%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Grassland (1%; humid grassland), Wetland (1%; standing fresh ■ Site description water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (9%; arable land; Semi-natural forest and agricultural habitats, with numerous small forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) rivers and streams (Sluch, Tnya, Smolka, Korchik, Perevrznya, etc.), Land-use Forestry (89%), Hunting (90%), Urban/industrial/transport (7%) situated near the villages of Pucshav, Sykhovolya, Gorodnitsa, Bronnitsa and Karpilovka. The forest is predominantly mixed. Human activities include cattle-grazing, haymaking, farming and hunting. ■ Birds Habitats Forest and woodland (60%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria mixed forest), Grassland (2%; humid grassland), Wetland (2%; river/stream; water-fringe Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 60 100 B A1 vegetation), Artificial landscape (36%; arable land; other urban/industrial areas) Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1997 50 100 B B2 Land-use Agriculture (30%), Forestry (60%), Hunting (100%) ■ Protection status ■ Birds National None International None Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ 1 Ciconia nigra Black Stork B 1997 10 — A B2 Conservation issues Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 60 80 B A1 Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Selective logging/cutting (B) 1. Up to 50–60 individuals by end of summer.

■ Protection status Dneprovsko-Teterevskoe A1, B2 014 National None International None Game Reserve Admin region Kiev ■ Conservation issues Coordinates 50°53’N 30°15’E Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Firewood collection (B), Forest grazing (A), Altitude 104–159 m Area 30,627 ha Selective logging/cutting (A), Unsustainable exploitation (A) ■ Site description Semi-natural mixed forest with numerous marshes and meadows in the lower stretches of the Dnepr and Teterev valleys, near the Korostushevskoe A1, B1i, B2 012 Game Reserve villages of Sykholuchie, Pilyava, Bogdanu, Rutni, Rikhta and Avdeeva. Admin region Zhitomyr Coordinates 50°13’N 29°04’E Habitats Forest and woodland (60%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous Altitude 180–200 m Area 44,130 ha forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Wetland (35%; standing fresh water; river/ stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (5%; forestry plantation) ■ Site description Land-use Hunting (100%) Semi-natural mixed forest and forestry plantations (the figure of 94%

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■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International None Haliaeetus albicilla R 1996 8 12 A A1, B2 ■ White-tailed Eagle Conservation issues Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (A), Construction/impact of dyke/ dam/barrage (B), Industrialization/urbanization (A) ■ Protection status National None International None

■ Conservation issues Rzhycshevskoe Game Reserve A1, B2 017 There may be serious threats but the current situation is unknown. Admin region Kiev Coordinates 50°03’N 31°08’E Altitude 91–120 m Area 52,800 ha Kiev reservoir A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 015 Admin region Kiev ■ Site description Coordinates 51°09’N 30°24’E Semi-natural forest of pine Pinus on sand-dunes, with numerous Altitude 112–156 m Area 102,400 ha marshes, in the Dnepr lowlands, near the villages of Staroe, Soshnikov, Kalnoe, Kovalin, Devichki, Golovurov, Erkovci and Mirnoe. ■ Site description Habitats Forest and woodland (30%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous A reservoir on the River Dnepr. This site also includes parts of the forest; mixed forest), Scrub (2%), Grassland (43%; humid grassland), Wetland (7%; River Prip’yat, with numerous lakes and mires. standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Habitats Forest and woodland (10%; mixed forest), Scrub (5%), Grassland (15%; Artificial landscape (forestry plantation), Unknown (18%) humid grassland), Wetland (50%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting (100%), Military (50%) vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (20%; forestry plantation) ■ Birds Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (20%), Forestry (15%), Water management Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Haliaeetus albicilla B 1996 3 5 A A1, B2 ■ Birds White-tailed Eagle Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 50 150 A A4i, B1i ■ Anas platyrhynchos Mallard P 1992 5,000 30,000 A B1i Protection status Aythya ferina Pochard P 1992 1,000 40,000 B A4i, B1i National None International None Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck P 1992 1,000 10,000 B B1i Haliaeetus albicilla B 1992 2 6 A A1, B2 ■ Conservation issues White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla P 1995 26 — C A1 Threats Disturbance to birds (C) White-tailed Eagle Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 1992 10 150 A B2 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1992 15 100 B B2 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1992 30 150 B B2 Kanev reservoir B1i 018 Admin region Kiev Coordinates 50°08’N 30°48’E ■ Protection status Altitude 91–92 m Area 200 ha National None International None

■ Conservation issues ■ Site description Kanev reservoir is situated on the outskirts of Kiev, near the town of Threats Burning of vegetation (A), Deforestation (commercial) (C), Other (A) Tripolie. Some areas of the reservoir remain unfrozen in winter due The northern part of this site lies within the special zone (30-km- to warm-water discharge from a power-station. radius) centred on the Chernobyl atomic power-station, and thus is Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water) subject to very high levels of radioactive contamination (‘Other’ Land-use Water management (100%) threat).

■ Birds Meadows near A1, B2 016 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Procev village Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W 1995 300 — — B1i Admin region Kiev Coordinates 50°14’N 30°46’E ■ Protection status Altitude 87–133 m Area 7,600 ha National None International None

■ Site description ■ Conservation issues Semi-natural meadows and small lakes in the Dnepr valley, There may be serious threats but the current situation is unknown. dominated by meadow plants, sedge-beds (Carex) and reedbeds (Phragmites). Habitats Grassland (85%; humid grassland), Wetland (15%; standing fresh water; water- Supoy marsh A1, B2 019 fringe vegetation) Admin region Kiev Land-use Agriculture (85%), Not utilized (10%), Urban/industrial/transport (5%) Coordinates 50°27’N 31°46’E Altitude 114–130 m Area 6,400 ha ■ Birds ■ Site description Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria A marsh in the lower reaches of the Supoy river valley, near Yagotin Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 200 300 B A1, B2 town.

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■ Birds Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (5%), Not utilized (90%), Water management Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle B 1995 1 2 A B2 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle B 1995 2 2 A A1, B2

■ Birds ■ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Protection status National None International None Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1996 200 300 B B2 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 400 500 B B2 ■ Conservation issues Acrocephalus paludicola B 1996 500 1,000 B A1, B2 Aquatic Warbler Threats Deforestation (commercial) (B)

■ Protection status National Partial International None A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 209 ha of IBA covered by Protected Locality (Supoy Marsh, 209 ha). Korotchenkov meadows 022 Admin region Sumy 2,000 ha of IBA covered by Protected Locality (Usovskiy, 2,000 ha). Coordinates 51°56’N 33°23’E Altitude 120–126 m Area 10,000 ha ■ Conservation issues Threats Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (C) ■ Site description Fen meadows in the lower valley of the River Desna, between Razletu and Trubchevsk and including Korotchenkovo-Chulatovskiy meadows near Korotchenkovo village. Forests in Dnepr and A1, B2, B3 020 Desna valley lowlands Habitats Wetland (100%; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition Admin region Chernigov mire/spring) Coordinates 50°55’N 30°42’E Land-use Agriculture Altitude 100–122 m Area 120,000 ha ■ Birds ■ Site description Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Mixed forests with marshes and streams, between the valleys of the Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier B 1996 1 2 A B2 Dnepr and the Desna, near the villages of Khotyanovka and Tuzhar. Crex crex Corncrake B 1988 200 250 — A1, B2 Gallinago media Great Snipe B 1995 6 20 B A1 Habitats Forest and woodland (80%; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Wetland Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit B 1995 60 120 B B2 (10%; standing fresh water; river/stream; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape Tringa totanus Redshank B 1995 200 300 B B2 (10%; arable land; forestry plantation) Larus minutus Little Gull B 1995 150 570 A A4i, B1i, B2 Land-use Agriculture (10%), Forestry (90%), Hunting (100%), Military (60%), Nature Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1995 40 300 A B1i, B2 conservation/research (2%) Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler B 1996 80 120 B B3

■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International None Ciconia nigra Black Stork B 1996 5 8 B B2 ■ Haliaeetus albicilla B 1996 5 7 B A1, B2 Conservation issues White-tailed Eagle Threats Disturbance to birds (B), Other (A) Haliaeetus albicilla W 1996 5 30 B A1 White-tailed Eagle Unstable water-levels pose a threat to nesting waterbirds (‘Other’ Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle B 1996 10 15 B B2 threat). Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1996 1 3 B B3 1 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle B 1996 6 10 B A1, B2 Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle B 1996 1 5 B B2 1. Identification from Aquila pomarina needs confirmation. Peschanskiy A1 023 and Mogrichskiy forests Admin region Sumy ■ Protection status Coordinates 51°02’N 35°00’E National None International None Altitude 132–229 m Area 11,600 ha ■ Conservation issues ■ Site description Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Unsustainable An area of semi-natural deciduous forest, with small rivers and exploitation (B) associated meadows, near the villages of Radkovka, Ivolzhanskoe and Mogrica.

Habitats Forest and woodland (80%; broadleaved deciduous forest; mixed forest; Bondar marsh A1, B2 021 alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (2%; scrub), Grassland (4%; humid grassland; mesophile Admin region Chernigov grassland), Wetland (2%; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape Coordinates 51°13’N 30°48’E (12%; arable land; urban parks/gardens; other urban/industrial areas; ruderal land) Altitude 113–133 m Area 6,400 ha Land-use Agriculture (11%), Forestry (80%), Hunting (10%), Military (5%)

■ Site description ■ Birds A natural marshy area surrounded by mixed forest, near Tuzhar, on Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria military land. Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 30 40 B A1 Habitats Forest and woodland (30%; mixed forest), Wetland (70%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Protection status Land-use Military (100%) National None International None

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■ Conservation issues Vovk river valley B2 026 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Deforestation (commercial) (A), near Derazhnya village Firewood collection (A), Selective logging/cutting (A), Unsustainable exploitation (A) Admin region Khmelnitskaya Coordinates 49°18’N 27°21’E Altitude 281–300 m Area 1,270 ha

Chaykovichi marsh A1, B2, B3 024 ■ Site description Admin region Lvov A stretch of the Vovk river valley, dominated by a mosaic of sedge- Coordinates 49°30’N 23°31’E meadows Carex, reedbeds Phragmites and willow Salix thickets. Altitude 254–271 m Area 8,300 ha Human activities include cattle-grazing, haymaking and hunting.

Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Site description Land-use Agriculture (30%), Hunting (100%) An area in the Dnestr valley near Chaykovichi village. Drained 20 years ago, it is now predominantly wet grassland. ■ Birds Habitats Forest and woodland (3%; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (7%; scrub), Grassland (90%; humid grassland) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Land-use Agriculture (90%) Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1997 90 150 B B2 Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA ■ Birds criteria: Acrocephalus paludicola (min. 5 pairs). Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1997 7 10 B B3 ■ Protection status Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle B 1997 4 6 B B2 National None International None Coturnix coturnix Quail B 1996 330 400 B B2 1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 300 400 B A1, B2 ■ Conservation issues Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B 1996 10 — B B2 Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler B 1996 140 160 B B3 Threats Unsustainable exploitation (B) 1. 230–300 calling males in 45 km2 in 1997. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Gallinago media (min. 3 pairs). Mikulinetskie fish-ponds A1, B1i, B2, B3 027 Admin region Vinnitsa ■ Protection status Coordinates 49°16’N 28°09’E National None International None Altitude 190–291 m Area 2,000 ha ■ Conservation issues ■ Site description Threats Afforestation (A), Burning of vegetation (C), Disturbance to birds (A), Drainage (A), Fish-ponds near Mikulinci village. Extraction industry (B) Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%), Hunting (100%)

Ikva river valley A4i, B1i, B2 025 ■ Birds Admin region Khmelnitskaya Coordinates 49°50’N 27°25’E Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Altitude 250–350 m Area 83,500 ha Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1996 40 60 — B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose N 1993 120 500 B B1i ■ Aythya ferina Pochard B 1996 250 300 — B3 Site description Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 15 30 — A1 A stretch of the Ikva valley between the villages of Nova Sunyavka Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1996 250 300 — B1i, B2 and Novoselucya, dominated by grassland and agricultural habitats Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 150 170 — B2 with numerous fish-ponds.

Habitats Forest and woodland (1%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Grassland (7%; ■ Protection status humid grassland), Wetland (20%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe National None International None vegetation), Artificial landscape (72%; arable land; forestry plantation; urban parks/ gardens; other urban/industrial areas) ■ Conservation issues Land-use Agriculture (60%), Fisheries/aquaculture (20%), Urban/industrial/ There may be serious threats but the current situation is unknown. transport (20%)

■ Birds Kanev Nature Reserve A1, B1i 028 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Admin region Cherkasu 1 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1997 4,000 6,000 B B1i Coordinates 49°46’N 31°28’E 1 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1997 4,000 6,000 B A4i, B1i Altitude 91–244 m Area 2,027 ha Anas strepera Gadwall B 1997 5 15 B B2 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1997 100 200 B B2 ■ Site description 1. Mixed flocks of A. anser and A. albifrons in spring. Semi-natural deciduous forest on the hills bordering the Dnepr valley near Kanev town. Some parts of the River Dnepr remain ■ Protection status unfrozen in winter due to warm-water discharge from a power- National None International None station.

Habitats Forest and woodland (70%; broadleaved deciduous forest; alluvial/very wet ■ Conservation issues forest), Wetland (30%; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing fresh water; river/stream; water- Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A) fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) Changing agricultural practices pose a threat.

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■ Birds ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria 1 Mergus merganser Goosander W 1997 50 500 A B1i Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1993 300 400 B B2 Haliaeetus albicilla W 1996 4 16 A A1 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1993 700 — B B2 White-tailed Eagle Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1993 400 500 B B1i 1 Haliaeetus albicilla P 1997 5 20 B A1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1993 40 50 B A1 White-tailed Eagle 1. Data for several years. ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Protection status National High International None ■ Conservation issues 2,027 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Kanev, 2,049 ha). Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (U), Burning of vegetation (B), Disturbance to birds (C), Extraction industry (C), Other (C), Unsustainable ■ Conservation issues exploitation (A) Threats Afforestation (C), Deforestation (commercial) (C), Disturbance to birds (B), Hay-making and sedge-harvesting (‘Other’ threat) can cause problems. Forest grazing (C), Intensified forest management (C), Natural events (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C)

Sula bay, Kremenchug reservoir B1i, B2 031 Admin region Poltava Uday river valley A4i, B1i, B2, B3 029 Coordinates 49°30’N 32°45’E Admin region Poltava Altitude 86–109 m Area 27,440 ha Coordinates 50°20’N 32°30’E Altitude 99–134 m Area 30,000 ha ■ Site description A large bay in Kremenchug reservoir, near the villages of Goroshino ■ Site description and Zhovnino, including adjacent lowlands of the Sula river valley. A natural wetland, comprising marshes and lakes in the lower reaches Habitats Scrub (scrub), Grassland (humid grassland), Wetland (standing fresh water; of the Uday valley, and dominated by reedbeds Phragmites. river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) Habitats Forest and woodland (native coniferous forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Nature conservation/research, Water forest), Wetland (standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/ management transition mire/spring) Land-use Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting, Nature conservation/research ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Birds Podiceps cristatus P 1994 2,000 2,500 C B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Great Crested Grebe Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1980 390 420 — B2 Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1996 300 500 B B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1991 300 — B B1i Ardea purpurea Purple Heron B 1996 50 100 B B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1991 2,000 — C B1i 1 Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle B 1996 2 5 C B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose N 1991 1,200 1,500 B B1i Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle B 1996 1 5 B B2 Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 500 1,000 B B3 Porzana parva Little Crake B 1996 500 1,000 B B3 ■ Protection status Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1996 50 100 B B2 National None International None Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 1,000 2,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 Chlidonias leucopterus B 1996 500 1,000 B A4i, B1i ■ White-winged Black Tern Conservation issues 1. 1990–1996; identification from Aquila clanga needs confirmation. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Recreation/tourism (C), Unsustainable exploitation (A) ■ Protection status National None International None Psel river valley near Komsomolsk A1 032 ■ Conservation issues Admin region Poltava Threats Afforestation (C), Burning of vegetation (A), Construction/impact of dyke/dam/ Coordinates 49°00’N 33°35’E barrage (B), Deforestation (commercial) (B), Disturbance to birds (B), Firewood Altitude 50–90 m Area 4,700 ha collection (C) ■ Site description A stretch of the Psel river valley, near the River Dnepr, and dominated by grassland/meadow habitats with lakes and marshes. Krasnue marsh A1, B1i, B2 030 Admin region Poltava Habitats Forest and woodland (12%; broadleaved deciduous forest; alluvial/very wet Coordinates 49°46’N 32°48’E forest), Scrub (3%; scrub), Grassland (9%; humid grassland), Wetland (22%; standing Altitude 105–107 m Area 10,000 ha fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (54%; highly improved reseeded grassland; arable land; forestry plantation; urban parks/gardens; other urban/industrial areas; ruderal land) ■ Site description Land-use Agriculture (50%), Forestry (12%), Not utilized (10%), Urban/industrial/ A system of marshes and lakes in the Sula valley, near the villages of transport Velikoseletskoe, Opishki, Plehov and Narizhzhya.

Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; alluvial/very wet forest), Wetland (95%; ■ Birds standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/ spring) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Land-use Agriculture (10%), Nature conservation/research (5%), Not utilized 1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1995 20 40 B A1 (85%) 1. Calling males (1993–1995).

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Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA Veluke marsh B2 035 criteria: Aythya nyroca (uncommon on passage), Haliaetus albicilla Admin region Poltava (1–2 pairs breed, 2–3 birds winter), Falco naumanni (min. 1 pair Coordinates 49°18’N 34°32’E breeds). Altitude 90–92 m Area 1,000 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description A marsh surrounded by salt-meadows and forest, located in the ■ Conservation issues Vorksla valley near the villages of Malaya Perecshepina, Velikoe Boloto and Mankivka. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A), Deforestation (commercial) (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Forest grazing (B), Recreation/tourism (A), Selective logging/ Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; mixed forest), Grassland (10%; humid grassland), cutting (C), Unsustainable exploitation (A) Wetland (85%; saltmarsh; water-fringe vegetation) Land-use Agriculture (10%), Hunting (100%)

■ Birds Bodakovskoe marsh A4i, B1i, B2 033 Admin region Poltava Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Coordinates 50°17’N 33°24’E Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1992 50 60 B B2 Altitude 96–100 m Area 1,500 ha ■ Protection status ■ Site description National None International None Natural wetlands in the Sula river lowlands near the villages of Bodakva, Senha and Plaskivschina, dominated by beds of reed ■ Conservation issues Phragmites and sedge Carex. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Burning of vegetation (B), Habitats Wetland (100%; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (A), Disturbance to birds (B), Other (B) Land-use Agriculture (10%), Not utilized (90%) Hay-making and sedge-harvesting (‘Other’ threat) can cause problems.

■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Dneprovsko-Orelskiy A1, B2 036 Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1996 50 — B B2 Nature Reserve Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1996 100 — B B2 Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya Anser fabalis Bean Goose P 1996 2,000 5,000 B A4i, B1i Coordinates 49°30’N 34°50’E Altitude 51–57 m Area 3,766 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description A natural, permanently flooded lowland valley with lakes, sedge-beds ■ Conservation issues Carex and reedbeds Phragmites, near the town of Dnepropetrovsk. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Disturbance to birds (C), Habitats Forest and woodland (43%; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (4%; humid grassland), Other (C) Wetland (25%; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (28%; arable land; forestry plantation) Hay-making and sedge-harvesting (‘Other’ threat) can cause problems. Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%)

■ Birds Meadows near Saru village A1, B2 034 in the Psel river valley Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Admin region Poltava Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1996 70 — A B2 Coordinates 50°19’N 33°59’E Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 30 — A A1 Altitude 96–124 m Area 1,200 ha ■ Protection status ■ Site description National High International None Natural lakes and associated meadows in the Psel river valley, 3,766 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Dneprovsko–Orelskiy, dominated by meadow plants, reedbeds Phragmites, sedge-beds Carex, 3,766 ha). and willow Salix. Human activities include cattle-grazing, haymaking and hunting. ■ Conservation issues Habitats Grassland (90%; humid grassland), Wetland (10%; standing fresh water; river/ Threats Natural events (C) stream; water-fringe vegetation) Land-use Agriculture (90%), Hunting, Not utilized (10%)

Orel river valley A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 037 ■ Birds Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Coordinates 48°50’N 35°00’E Coturnix coturnix Quail B 1997 100 200 C B2 Altitude 79–148 m Area 12,000 ha Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 30 50 B A1 ■ Site description ■ Protection status Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; broadleaved deciduous forest; alluvial/very wet National None International None forest), Grassland (30%; humid grassland), Wetland (61%; standing fresh water; river/ stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (4%; ■ Conservation issues forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Threats Unsustainable exploitation (B) Land-use Agriculture (95%), Forestry (5%)

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A stretch of the Orel river valley, near Gupalovka, Chernetchina and ■ Conservation issues Krasnopolie villages. Habitats are dominated by grasslands, with Threats Deforestation (commercial) (B), Disturbance to birds (A), Selective logging/ numerous lakes and marshes. cutting (C) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Egretta alba Great White Egret N 1996 160 180 B A4i, B1i Soleniy liman B1i 039 Anas strepera Gadwall B 1996 12 18 B B2 Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya Anas querquedula Garganey B 1996 200 300 B B2 Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 140 160 B B3 Coordinates 48°39’N 35°31’E Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 50 60 A A1 Altitude 62–62 m Area 500 ha Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler B 1996 50 60 B B3 Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: ■ Site description Aythya nyroca (1–2 birds, status unknown). A lake in the Samara river valley, with a sandy shore. The vegetation is dominated by reedbeds Phragmites and meadows. Human activities ■ Protection status include cattle-grazing and recreation. National None International None Habitats Grassland (14%; humid grassland), Wetland (86%; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Conservation issues Land-use Agriculture (14%), Nature conservation/research (100%) Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A), Construction/impact of dyke/dam/ barrage (A), Firewood collection (B), Unsustainable exploitation (A) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1997 1,500 — B B1i Samarskiy forest A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 038 Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya criteria: Crex crex (2–3 pairs). Coordinates 48°45’N 35°15’E Altitude 77–121 m Area 19,920 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description Mixed forest in the Samara valley lowlands. ■ Conservation issues Habitats Forest and woodland (89%; native coniferous forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very Threats Disturbance to birds (C) wet forest), Grassland (8%; humid grassland), Wetland (3%; standing fresh water; river/ stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Land-use Agriculture (8%), Forestry (90%), Military (40%), Nature conservation/research Debalcevskoe lake B1i, B2 040 Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya ■ Birds Coordinates 48°07’N 36°06’E Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Altitude 70–70 m Area 300 ha 1,2Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1996 100 160 — B2 1 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1996 40 60 — A4i, B1i 1 Anas strepera Gadwall B 1996 50 60 — B2 ■ Site description 1,2Anas querquedula Garganey B 1996 600 1,100 — B2 A natural lowland lake in the Verkhnyaya Tersu river valley, 1 Milvus migrans Black Kite B 1996 12 13 A B2 dominated by reedbeds Phragmites and meadows. Human activities 1 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier B 1996 1 2 B B2 include cattle-grazing, fishing and hunting. 1 Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier B 1996 5 20 — B3 1 Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle B 1996 1 2 B B2 Habitats Scrub (4%; scrub), Grassland (30%; humid grassland), Wetland (56%; standing Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle B 1996 5 — A A1, B2 fresh water; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (2%; forestry plantation) 1 Falco tinnunculus Kestrel B 1996 20 100 A B2 Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture (20%), Hunting (100%) 3 Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 2 3 B B2 1,2Coturnix coturnix Quail B 1996 60 140 A B2 3 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 15 30 B A1 ■ Birds 1 Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1996 120 200 B B2 1,2Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove B 1996 5,300 14,500 A B2 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria 1 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B 1996 20 — B B2 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1997 40 50 B B2 1,2Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar B 1996 800 2,900 B B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1997 1,000 1,500 B B1i 1 Alcedo atthis Kingfisher B 1996 70 140 B B2 1,2Merops apiaster Bee-eater B 1996 1,000 3,000 B B2 Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA 1,2Jynx torquilla Wryneck B 1996 1,600 2,700 B B2 criteria: Crex crex (5–7 pairs). 1 Dendrocopos medius B 1996 30 110 C B3 Middle Spotted Woodpecker ■ Protection status 1,2Lullula arborea Woodlark B 1996 1,300 2,900 B B2 National None International None Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart B 1996 50 260 — B2 1,2 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush B 1996 5,300 5,900 B B3 ■ Conservation issues 1,2Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler B 1996 450 1,700 B B3 1,2Sylvia borin Garden Warbler B 1996 300 800 B B3 Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Unsustainable exploitation (B) 1,2Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler B 1996 480 2,900 B B3 1,2Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher B 1996 2,900 8,800 — B2 1,2Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher B 1996 2,900 7,300 — B3 1,2Parus caeruleus Blue Tit B 1996 3,600 7,300 — B3 1,2Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch B 1996 32,000 44,000 — B3 Petropavlovskiy marsh B1i 041 Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya 1. Individuals. 2. Extrapolation. Coordinates 48°29’N 36°24’E 3. Pairs. Altitude 73–160 m Area 270 ha

■ Protection status ■ Site description National None International None A natural marsh in the Samara valley lowlands.

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■ Conservation issues Habitats Grassland (30%; humid grassland), Wetland (70%; standing fresh water; standing brackish/salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Construction/impact of dyke/ mire/spring) dam/barrage (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Unsustainable exploitation (A) Land-use Agriculture (40%), Nature conservation/research (100%)

■ Birds Mzha river valley A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 044 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Admin region Kharkov Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1996 200 250 B B1i Coordinates 49°45’N 36°06’E 1 Anser anser Greylag Goose N 1996 1,250 1,900 — B1i Altitude 82–93 m Area 7,200 ha 1. Non-breeders present in summer. ■ Site description ■ Protection status A stretch of the Mzha river valley, near the villages of Chemuzhovka, National None International None Timchenki, Artyukhovka and Merefa. Habitats are dominated by grasslands, with numerous lakes and marshes. ■ Conservation issues Habitats Forest and woodland (10%; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (40%; humid Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Disturbance to birds (C), Natural grassland), Wetland (42%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; events (C), Unsustainable exploitation (B) fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (8%; arable land; forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Flooding (‘Natural events’) is a threat. Land-use Agriculture (90%), Forestry (10%)

■ Birds Bolshemikhailovskiy forest B2 042 Admin region Dnepropetrovskaya Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Coordinates 48°59’N 36°31’E Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1997 40 50 B B2 Altitude 79–165 m Area 1,079 ha Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1997 42 54 A A4i, B1i Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 70 80 B B3 ■ Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 120 140 B A1, B2 Site description Gallinago media Great Snipe B 1996 15 25 B A1 Mixed forest in river-valley lowlands, near the village of Veliko– Chlidonias niger Black Tern B 1997 60 90 B B2 Mikhailovka. Alcedo atthis Kingfisher B 1996 10 15 B B2 Habitats Forest and woodland (100%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest) ■ Protection status Land-use Forestry (100%), Nature conservation/research (100%) National None International None

■ Birds ■ Conservation issues Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Burning of vegetation (A), Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle B 1996 1 2 B B2 Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (C), Deforestation (commercial) (B), Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 1 — B B2 Firewood collection (B), Other (B), Unsustainable exploitation (A) Haymaking and harvesting of sedge Carex (‘Other’) are among the ■ Protection status threats to the site. National None International None

■ Conservation issues Liman lake-system A1, B1i, B2, B3 045 Threats Deforestation (commercial) (C), Intensified forest management (C), Recreation/ Admin region Kharkov tourism (B), Selective logging/cutting (B) Coordinates 49°35’N 36°30’E Altitude 90–112 m Area 4,730 ha

■ Site description Samara river valley A1 043 A system of lakes in the lower parts of the Severskiy Donec valley, Admin region Kharkov near the village of Komsomolskoe. Coordinates 48°40’N 36°39’E Altitude 83–134 m Area 1,700 ha Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; native coniferous forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (10%; scrub), Grassland (12%; humid grassland), Wetland (63%; standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe ■ Site description vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (10%; other urban/ A stretch of the Samara valley with numerous lakes and marshes, industrial areas) dominated by grassland habitats, and located near the villages of Land-use Agriculture (29%), Fisheries/aquaculture (19%), Hunting (22%), Not Samara, Varvarovka and Pavlovka. utilized (18%), Urban/industrial/transport (11%) Habitats Grassland (40%; humid grassland), Wetland (59%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (1%; forestry ■ Birds plantation) Land-use Agriculture (40%), Not utilized (60%) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1996 20 50 A B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1996 100 450 B B1i ■ Birds Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W 1996 150 415 A B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Porzana porzana Spotted Crake B 1996 70 180 B B3 Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 40 60 B A1 Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 15 20 B A1 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B 1996 3 5 B B2 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat B 1996 200 280 B B3 ■ Protection status Locustella luscinioides B 1996 70 110 B B3 National None International None Savi’s Warbler

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Species ... continued Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Izyumskaya Luka forest A1, B2 048 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus B 1996 430 550 B B3 Admin region Kharkov Sedge Warbler Coordinates 49°14’N 37°03’E Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler B 1996 80 100 B B3 Altitude 58–103 m Area 32,850 ha

■ Protection status ■ Site description National None International None Mixed forest in the Severskiy Donec valley, near the villages of Norcovka, Vetrovka, Chenel and Protopopovka. Flood-meadows ■ Conservation issues border the river. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance Habitats Forest and woodland (95%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous to birds (B), Drainage (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (4%; humid grassland), Wetland (1%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/ spring) Land-use Agriculture (5%), Forestry (95%) Pechenezhskoe reservoir B2 046 Admin region Kharkov ■ Birds Coordinates 50°00’N 36°59’E Altitude 103–193 m Area 1,600 ha Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle B 1996 2 4 B A1, B2 ■ Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 1 — B B2 Site description Crex crex Corncrake B 1996 49 — B A1 The site comprises a reservoir on the Severskiy Donec river with Merops apiaster Bee-eater B 1996 60 100 B B2 adjoining semi-natural broadleaved deciduous woodland. Human Riparia riparia Sand Martin B 1996 16,600 — B B2 activities include forestry, fishing, cattle-grazing, hunting and recreation. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (1–2 pairs). Habitats Forest and woodland (70%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Scrub (5%; scrub), Wetland (25%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Protection status Land-use Forestry (70%), Hunting (20%), Nature conservation/research (10%), Water National None International None management ■ Conservation issues ■ Birds Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (U), Deforestation (commercial) (A), Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA Disturbance to birds (C), Selective logging/cutting (B) criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (min. 2 pairs).

■ Protection status National None International None Kremenskoy forest A1, B2, B3 049 Admin region Lugansk ■ Conservation issues Coordinates 48°59’N 38°08’E Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Intensified forest Altitude 54–175 m Area 20,000 ha management (A), Recreation/tourism (A), Unsustainable exploitation (A) ■ Site description Semi-natural forest and forestry plantation, dominated by wet forest in the Severskiy Donec river valley and by pine Pinus on sandy, drier Bakhtin river valley A1 047 soils. Admin region Kharkov Coordinates 49°16’N 37°28’E Habitats Forest and woodland (20%; alluvial/very wet forest), Wetland (5%; Altitude 60–100 m Area 1,000 ha standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (75%; forestry plantation) Land-use Forestry (80%), Hunting, Tourism/recreation ■ Site description A stretch of the Bakhtin river valley near the villages of Bakhtin, Komarovka, Nikolaevka and Chervonuy Oskol. Habitats are ■ Birds dominated by grassland, with numerous lakes, ponds and marshes. Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Habitats Forest and woodland (2%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Grassland (70%; Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle B 1997 4 — A A1, B2 humid grassland), Wetland (20%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle B 1997 5 6 A B2 vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (8%; highly improved Falco vespertinus B 1997 10 25 B B2 Red-footed Falcon reseeded grassland; arable land; ruderal land) Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 30 50 B A1 Land-use Agriculture (60%), Fisheries/aquaculture (10%), Forestry (2%), Not utilized Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar B 1997 200 300 B B2 (28%) Alcedo atthis Kingfisher B 1997 60 100 B B2 Coracias garrulus Roller B 1997 30 40 B B2 ■ Birds Dendrocopos medius B 1997 50 — B B3 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 35 45 A A1 criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (1–2 pairs).

■ Protection status ■ Protection status National None International None National None International None

■ Conservation issues ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A), Disturbance to birds (A) Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A), Drainage (A), Forest grazing (C), Selective logging/cutting (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) Changing agricultural practices pose a threat.

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Stanichno-Luganskoe fish-farm B2 050 Habitats Forest and woodland (80%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous forest; Admin region Lugansk mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (5%; scrub), Grassland (8%; alpine/subalpine/ Coordinates 48°38’N 39°35’E boreal grassland; humid grassland; mesophile grassland), Wetland (2%; river/stream; water- Altitude 42–56 m Area 2,000 ha fringe vegetation), Rocky areas (inland cliff), Artificial landscape (5%; highly improved reseeded grassland; arable land; forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Land-use Agriculture (22%), Forestry (66%), Hunting (3%), Nature conservation/research ■ Site description (1%), Urban/industrial/transport (8%) Fish-ponds in the Severskiy Donec valley.

Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Birds Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Birds Ciconia nigra Black Stork B 1997 10 15 B B2 Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle B 1997 10 14 B B2 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon B 1997 3 5 B B2 Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1996 50 70 A B2 Bubo bubo Eagle Owl R 1997 8 10 B B2 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck B 1996 1 2 A B2 Strix aluco Tawny Owl R 1997 60 80 B B3 Alcedo atthis Kingfisher B 1997 40 50 B B2 Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker R 1997 180 280 B B2 ■ Protection status Dendrocopos medius R 1997 50 70 B B3 National None International None Middle Spotted Woodpecker

■ Conservation issues ■ Protection status National None International None Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance to birds (B) ■ Conservation issues Threats Deforestation (commercial) (A) Latorica river valley A1, B1i, B2 051 near Chop Admin region Zakarpatie Coordinates 48°28’N 22°18’E Carpathian Biosphere Reserve B2, B3 053 Altitude 102–109 m Area 7,000 ha Admin region Zakarpatie Coordinates 48°20’N 23°42’E Altitude 200–1,400 m Area 12,507 ha ■ Site description A stretch of the Latorica river valley, near the villages of Velika Dobron and Geevci (near the town of Chop). Habitats are dominated ■ Site description by grasslands, which flood every year, and there are numerous lakes. The site comprises two non-adjacent areas—Chernogorskiy (2,129 ha) and Ugolsko-Shirokoluszhanskiy (10,378 ha)—in the Carpathian Habitats Forest and woodland (8%; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (30%; humid Biosphere Reserve. Natural forest dominates, with streams and grassland), Wetland (22%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; subalpine meadows. fen/transition mire/spring), Artificial landscape (40%; highly improved reseeded grassland; arable land; forestry plantation; urban parks/gardens; other urban/industrial Habitats Forest and woodland (native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Grassland (alpine/ areas) subalpine/boreal grassland), Wetland (standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Land-use Agriculture (70%), Forestry (8%), Nature conservation/research (10%), Not vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) utilized (12%), Urban/industrial/transport (2%) Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%)

■ Birds ■ Birds

Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Anser fabalis Bean Goose P 1997 1,000 3,000 B B1i Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker B 1996 90 — B B2 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck B 1997 40 60 B A1, B2 Dendrocopos medius B 1996 13 — B B3 Bucephala clangula Goldeneye P 1997 500 800 B B1i Middle Spotted Woodpecker Coturnix coturnix Quail B 1997 100 150 B B2 Picoides tridactylus B 1996 85 — B B2 Three-toed Woodpecker An important site for foraging and roosting waterbirds during spring Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel B 1996 260 — B B3 passage. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (4–10 pairs). ■ Protection status ■ Protection status National High International High National None International None 12,507 ha of IBA covered by Biosphere Reserve (Carpathian, 63,245 ha). ■ Conservation issues ■ Conservation issues Threats Disturbance to birds (A), Drainage (A), Firewood collection (B), Unsustainable There are no serious threats. exploitation (A)

Gorgany B2, B3 054 Carpathian Volkano mountains B2, B3 052 Admin region Zakarpatie Admin region Zakarpatie Coordinates 48°50’N 24°00’E Coordinates 48°30’N 23°00’E Altitude 700–1,788 m Area 75,200 ha Altitude 120–1,085 m Area 134,400 ha ■ Site description ■ Site description Mountain forest with numerous small rivers and streams, on Gorgany The site comprises coniferous forest and subalpine meadows in the and Svidovec mountains (part of the Carpathian mountains), near Carpathian mountains, in Perechin, Svalyava and Irshava districts. the villages of Kalachava, Yasinya and Ust-Chorna.

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■ Protection status Habitats Forest and woodland (70%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous National None International None forest; mixed forest; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (5%; scrub), Grassland (5%; alpine/ subalpine/boreal grassland; humid grassland), Wetland (2%; river/stream), Rocky areas ■ Conservation issues (8%; inland cliff), Artificial landscape (10%; highly improved reseeded grassland; arable land; forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Threats Unsustainable exploitation (A) Land-use Agriculture (4%), Forestry (88%), Hunting (85%), Nature conservation/ research (5%), Not utilized (3%)

■ Dnestr valley between Staruy B1i 057 Birds Martuniv and Marinopil villages Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Admin region Ivano–Frankovsk Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle B 1997 4 5 A B2 Coordinates 49°08’N 24°42’E Bubo bubo Eagle Owl R 1997 8 10 B B2 Altitude 214–341 m Area 3,000 ha Strix aluco Tawny Owl R 1997 100 150 B B3 Picoides tridactylus R 1997 50 100 B B2 Three-toed Woodpecker ■ Site description Lullula arborea Woodlark B 1997 100 150 B B2 A river valley with lakes and islands, between the villages of Staruy Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel B 1997 300 500 B B3 Martuniv and Marinopil.

Habitats Forest and woodland, Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; ■ Protection status water-fringe vegetation) National Low International None Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (70%), Tourism/recreation (30%) 5,300 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Gorgany, 5,300 ha).

■ Conservation issues ■ Birds Threats Afforestation (B), Deforestation (commercial) (A), Disturbance to birds (C) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W 1996 10 1,500 A B1i

■ Protection status Fish-ponds near Kukilniku A4i, B1i, B2 055 National None International None and Bilshivtci villages Admin region Ivano–Frankovsk ■ Conservation issues Coordinates 49°11’N 24°16’E Altitude 283–340 m Area 1,000 ha Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Extraction industry (A)

■ Site description Fish-ponds within the Dnestr and Gnila Lipa valleys. Klivodin Protected Locality A4i, B1i, B2 058 Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) Admin region Chernivtci Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%) Coordinates 48°28’N 25°47’E Altitude 89–90 m Area 50 ha ■ Birds ■ Site description Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria A rural landscape with small forestry plantations, near Klivodin village. Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe B 1993 40 66 A B1i Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe B 1993 120 450 A A4i, B1i Habitats Artificial landscape (100%; arable land; forestry plantation) Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern B 1993 10 300 A B1i, B2 Land-use Agriculture, Urban/industrial/transport

■ Protection status ■ Birds National None International None Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1990 266 610 A A4i, B1i, B2 ■ Conservation issues Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (B) ■ Protection status National High International None 50 ha of IBA covered by Protected Locality (Klivodin, 50 ha). Burshtyn reservoir B1i 056 ■ Conservation issues Admin region Ivano–Frankovsk Coordinates 49°14’N 24°39’E Threats Firewood collection (B), Selective logging/cutting (B) Altitude 229–300 m Area 1,600 ha

■ Site description A1 A reservoir on the Lipa river, near the town of Burshtyn. Derkul river valley 059 Admin region Chernivtci Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Grassland (5%; Coordinates 48°15’N 26°01’E humid grassland), Wetland (90%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe Altitude 157–227 m Area 700 ha vegetation), Artificial landscape (arable land; other urban/industrial areas) Land-use Water management (100%) ■ Site description A stretch of the Derkul valley, near the villages of Ostrica and ■ Birds Moloduya, dominated by grassland with some scrub. Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Habitats Scrub (35%; scrub), Grassland (35%; humid grassland), Wetland (5%; standing fresh Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W 1994 40 3,300 A B1i water; river/stream), Artificial landscape (25%; arable land; forestry plantation; ruderal land) Mergus merganser Goosander W 1994 15 250 A B1i Land-use Agriculture (20%), Not utilized (60%), Unknown (20%)

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■ Birds Habitats Grassland (30%; humid grassland), Wetland (70%; standing fresh water; river/ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria stream; water-fringe vegetation) Crex crex Corncrake B 1997 16 25 B A1 Land-use Agriculture (40%), Fisheries/aquaculture

■ Protection status ■ Birds National None International None Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron R 1996 60 — C B2 Conservation issues 1 Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1996 250 — B B1i Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (U), Disturbance to birds (A), Recreation/ 1. Individuals. tourism (A), Other (B), Unsustainable exploitation (A) Threats include haymaking and harvesting of sedge Carex (‘Other’). ■ Protection status National None International None

■ Conservation issues Dgulin lake B2 060 Admin region Chernivtci Threats Other (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) Coordinates 48°25’N 26°21’E Unstable river-levels pose a threat (‘Other’). Altitude 210–210 m Area 50 ha

■ Site description Kinburn peninsula A4i, B1i, B2 063 A natural freshwater lake near Cshirivci village. Admin region Nikolaev Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation) Coordinates 46°32’N 31°34’E Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%) Altitude 0–15 m Area 4,000 ha

■ Birds ■ Site description Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria A peninsula in the Black Sea, near the Dnepr delta. There are numerous lakes and lagoons (fresh, brackish and salt water), set in a mosaic of Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1991 12 272 A B2 steppe, pseudo-steppe and small forestry plantations.

Habitats Grassland (80%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Wetland (15%; saltmarsh; sand- ■ Protection status dunes/sand beach; coastal lagoon; standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt water; water- National None International None fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (5%; forestry plantation; other urban/industrial areas) Land-use Agriculture (15%), Hunting (20%), Nature conservation/research (100%), Tourism/ ■ Conservation issues recreation (10%) Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (A), Disturbance to birds (B), Unsustainable exploitation (A) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Dranitckiy Protected Locality B2 061 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant N 1996 2,380 3,480 A B1i 1 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck B 1996 11 — B B2 Admin region Chernivtci Somateria mollissima Eider N 1996 1,950 — B B1i Coordinates 48°14’N 26°32’E 2 Larus ichthyaetus B 1996 2,090 2,290 B A4i, B1i Altitude 161–162 m Area 100 ha Great Black-headed Gull 1. 11 adults and 59 juveniles. ■ Site description 2. Individuals. A lake within the Cherlena valley, near Dranitca village. ■ Protection status Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) National High International None Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) 4,000 ha of IBA covered by Regional Landscape Park (Kinburn Peninsula, 17,890 ha). ■ Birds ■ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Conservation issues Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1991 102 166 A B2 Threats Afforestation (U), Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Disturbance to birds (A), Recreation/tourism (A) ■ Protection status Threats to the site include haymaking, overgrazing and afforestation. National High International None 100 ha of IBA covered by Protected Locality (Dranitckiy, 100 ha). Lower Dnepr A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 064 ■ Conservation issues Admin region Kherson Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance to birds (B), Drainage (A), Unsustainable Coordinates 46°30’N 32°19’E exploitation (A) Altitude 2–7 m Area 26,000 ha

■ Site description The delta of the River Dnepr, with numerous small islands of flood- Ingul river valley B1i, B2 062 plain forest and large reedbeds, near the town of Golaya Pristan. Admin region Nikolaev Coordinates 47°35’N 32°22’E Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; alluvial/very wet forest), Grassland (humid Altitude 30–45 m Area 1,000 ha grassland), Wetland (standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (forestry plantation) Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting, Nature conservation/research, ■ Site description Tourism/recreation, Urban/industrial/transport A river with reedbeds Phragmites, near Khristoforovka village.

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■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National High International High Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 3,000 4,500 B A4i, B1i 34,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Yagorlytska Bay, Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant P 1992 10,000 — B A4i, B1i 34,000 ha). 38,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Tendrivska Bay, Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1992 450 — A B2 38,000 ha). 72,000 ha of IBA covered by Biosphere Reserve (Black Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron B 1996 15 118 B A4i, B1i, B2 Sea, 87,348 ha). Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 350 700 A A4i, B1i Ardea cinerea Grey Heron B 1992 1,800 — B A4i, B1i ■ Conservation issues Ardea purpurea Purple Heron B 1996 60 — B B2 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis B 1996 8 253 B A4i, B1i, B2 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Disturbance to birds (C) Cygnus olor Mute Swan B 1996 150 — B B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1996 8,000 — B A4i, B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1996 7,000 — B B1i Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1996 150 — B B1i Kakhovsk reservoir A1, B1i, B2 066 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1996 5,000 — B A4i, B1i Anas platyrhynchos Mallard P 1992 30,000 — B B1i Admin region Kherson Bucephala clangula Goldeneye P 1996 16 340 B B1i Coordinates 46°50’N 33°30’E Fulica atra Coot P 1992 90,000 — B A4i, B1i Altitude 49–53 m Area 1,000 ha Grus grus Crane P 1996 120 700 B B1i The total number of breeding waterbirds is 6,000–8,000 pairs, while ■ Site description more than 140,000 waterbirds stage here during migration. A reservoir on the River Dnepr, with islands, near the town of Novaya Kakhovka. ■ Protection status Habitats Forest and woodland (45%; broadleaved deciduous forest; alluvial/very wet National None International High forest), Grassland (15%; humid grassland), Wetland (40%; standing fresh water; river/ 26,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Dnipro , stream; water-fringe vegetation) 26,000 ha). Land-use Agriculture (10%), Fisheries/aquaculture (40%), Hunting (40%), Water management ■ Conservation issues ■ Birds Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (U), Agricultural intensification/ expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance to birds (C), Recreation/tourism (C), Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Unsustainable exploitation (C) Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1996 1,100 — B B1i Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose P 1996 8 60 B A1 Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle B 1996 1 3 B B2 Grus grus Crane P 1996 150 400 B B1i

Yagorlytskiy and A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 065 ■ Tendrovskiy Bays Protection status National None International None Admin region Kherson Coordinates 46°20’N 31°50’E ■ Conservation issues Altitude 0–5 m Area 72,000 ha Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance to birds (B), Natural events (C), Other (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) ■ Site description Yagorlytskiy (34,000 ha) and Tendrovskiy (38,000 ha) Bays, in the Unstable water levels (‘Other’) and storms (‘Natural events’) are among Black Sea, with sandy beaches. the threats to the site.

Habitats Scrub, Grassland (humid grassland), Marine areas (sea inlet/coastal features) Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture, Military, Nature conservation/research, Tourism/recreation Karkinitskiy and A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 067 Dzharilgatchskiy Bays ■ Birds Admin region Kherson Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Coordinates 45°58’N 33°12’E Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant P 1992 15,000 — B A4i, B1i Altitude 0–9 m Area 87,000 ha Egretta garzetta Little Egret P 1992 76,000 — B A4i, B1i Ardea cinerea Grey Heron P 1992 5,000 — B A4i, B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1992 17,000 21,000 B A4i, B1i ■ Site description Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1992 15,000 40,000 B A4i, B1i Large bays with sandy beaches, on the Black Sea coast near the towns Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 15,000 40,000 B A4i, B1i of Skadovsk and Krasnoperekopsk. The site includes the Lebyazhi Anser anser Greylag Goose W 1992 400 2,000 B B1i islands. Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1992 400 2,000 B B1i Anas platyrhynchos Mallard W 1992 180,000 — B A4i, B1i Habitats Grassland (25%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Marine areas (75%; sea Anas platyrhynchos Mallard P 1992 180,000 — B A4i, B1i inlet/coastal features) Aythya ferina Pochard W 1992 85,000 100,000 B A4i, B1i Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture, Tourism/recreation Aythya ferina Pochard P 1992 85,000 100,000 B A4i, B1i Aythya marila Scaup W 1992 55,000 90,000 B A4i, B1i ■ Aythya marila Scaup P 1992 55,000 90,000 B A4i, B1i Birds Somateria mollissima Eider R 1992 700 — A B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Fulica atra Coot W 1992 430,000 450,000 B A4i, B1i Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 1,300 2,400 B A4i, B1i Fulica atra Coot P 1992 430,000 450,000 B A4i, B1i Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant P 1992 1,600 2,500 B B1i Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 1992 250 — B B1i, B3 Egretta garzetta Little Egret B 1992 480 900 B A4i, B1i 1 Numenius tenuirostris P 1992 Rare — A1 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 200 700 B A4i, B1i Slender-billed Curlew Egretta alba Great White Egret P 1992 800 — B A4i, B1i Larus minutus Little Gull B 1992 5,250 33,600 A A4i, B1i, B2 Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1992 1,000 8,000 B A4i, B1i Larus genei Slender-billed Gull B 1992 6,800 37,450 B A4i, B1i Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan W 1992 700 900 B A4i, B1i Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1992 4,000 — B A4i, B1i Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose W 1994 520 — A A1 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1992 8,300 28,800 B A4i, B1i, B2 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard W 1992 17,000 43,000 B B1i Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1992 15,000 15,000 B A4i, B1i Fulica atra Coot W 1992 32,500 37,500 B B1i 1. Observed every year. Numenius tenuirostris P 1995 Rare — A1 Slender-billed Curlew Bird data for the Danube is separate.

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■ Species ... continued Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Birds Larus minutus Little Gull B 1992 6,800 17,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1992 9,000 10,000 B A4i, B1i Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 8,270 — B A4i, B1i Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull W 1992 6,000 — B A4i, B1i Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1992 150 200 B B2 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern B 1992 40 — B B2 Egretta garzetta Little Egret B 1992 400 500 B A4i, B1i Sterna caspia Caspian Tern B 1992 200 570 B A4i, B1i, B2 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 400 500 B A4i, B1i Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1992 3,000 5,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron B 1992 120 200 B B2 Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1992 1,000 — B B1i Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis B 1992 470 500 B A4i, B1i, B2 Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 1992 150 — B B2 Cygnus olor Mute Swan N 1996 1,000 — B B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 200,000 — B A4i, B1i ■ Protection status Anser erythropus P 1998 — 1,000 — A1, A4i, B1i National Partial International High Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1996 5,000 — B A4i, B1i 9,612 ha of IBA covered by unknown protected-area type (Lebyazhi Tadorna tadorna Shelduck P 1992 12,000 — B A4i, B1i Island, 9,612 ha). 87,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site Anas penelope Wigeon P 1992 62,000 65,000 B A4i, B1i (Karkinitska and Dzharylgatchska Bays, 87,000 ha). Anas acuta Pintail P 1992 33,000 35,000 B A4i, B1i Grus grus Crane P 1992 20,000 30,000 B A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv ■ Conservation issues Grus grus Crane N 1996 20,000 — B A4i, B1i Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane B 1996 1,000 — B A3 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance 2 Otis tarda Great Bustard B 1989 2 3 — B2 to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) 3 Otis tarda Great Bustard P 1989 — 1,000 — A1 Himantopus himantopus B 1992 600 800 B A4i, B1i Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus P 1992 1,000 2,500 B A4i, B1i Askania-Nova A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv 068 Black-winged Stilt Biosphere Reserve Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 1992 500 600 B A4i, B1i, B3 Admin region Kherson Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet P 1992 1,000 2,500 B A4i, B1i Coordinates 46°27’N 33°52’E Glareola pratincola B 1992 150 300 B A4i, B1i, B2 Altitude 20–33 m Area 33,307 ha Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola P 1992 300 600 B A4i, B1i Collared Pratincole ■ ■ Site description Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover P 1992 2,000 4,000 B A4i, B1i Plots of natural steppe with man-made ponds, bordered by cultivated Charadrius alexandrinus B 1992 250 500 B A4i, B1i, B2 land. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus P 1992 500 1,000 B A4i, B1i Habitats Grassland (100%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Artificial Kentish Plover landscape (urban parks/gardens) Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover P 1992 3,500 5,000 B A4i, B1i Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) Calidris alba Sanderling P 1992 700 2,000 B A4i, B1i Calidris minuta Little Stint P 1992 26,700 — B A4i, B1i ■ Birds Calidris alpina Dunlin P 1992 127,600 — B A4i, B1i Limicola falcinellus P 1992 6,000 8,000 B A4i, B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Broad-billed Sandpiper Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1996 500,000 — B A4i, B1i Philomachus pugnax Ruff P 1992 43,500 — B A4i, B1i Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose P 1996 60 — C A1 Gallinago media Great Snipe P 1992 10 200 B A1 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck W — 424 — A A4i, B1i Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit P 1992 2,000 5,000 B A4i, B1i 1 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier B 1995 — — — A3 Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank P 1992 1,500 2,500 B A4i, B1i 2 Grus grus Crane P 1996 57,000 — B A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv Tringa totanus Redshank B 1992 400 500 B B1i, B2 1 Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane B 1995 — — — A3 Tringa totanus Redshank P 1992 11,800 — B A4i, B1i 1 Glareola nordmanni U 1995 — — — A3 Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper P 1992 1,000 3,000 B A4i, B1i Black-winged Pratincole Arenaria interpres Turnstone P 1992 500 1,500 B A4i, B1i 1. No counts available. Larus ichthyaetus B 1992 475 605 A A3, A4i, B1i 2. Max. in one day is 42,000 at Chapliniy Pod. Great Black-headed Gull An important site for birds of the steppe biome. Larus melanocephalus B 1992 2,450 — B A4i, B1i, B3 Mediterranean Gull Larus minutus Little Gull P 1992 3,000 10,000 B A4i, B1i ■ Protection status Larus genei Slender-billed Gull B 1992 1,850 2,150 A A4i, B1i National High International High Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1992 3,800 — B A4i, B1i 33,307 ha of IBA covered by Biosphere Reserve (Askania-Nova, Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern B 1992 315 — A A4i, B1i, B2 33,307 ha). Sterna caspia Caspian Tern B 1989 56 159 — A4i, B1i, B2 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1992 4,700 — B A4i, B1i, B2 ■ Conservation issues Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1992 2,900 3,080 A A4i, B1i There are no serious threats. Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 1992 360 — B A4i, B1i, B2 Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern P 1992 250 1,000 B A4i, B1i Chlidonias niger Black Tern P 1992 500 2,000 B A4i, B1i 1. Autumn 1998. Sivash Bay, A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 069 2. ‘Pairs’. Sea of Azov 3. At Kuyuk-Tuk in spring. Admin region Crimea, Kherson An important site for waterbirds and birds of the steppe biome. Coordinates 46°10’N 34°35’E Altitude 5–10 m Area 245,000 ha ■ Protection status National None International High ■ Site description 165,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Eastern , 165,000 ha). An extensive system of lagoons with sandy islands and shores, surround- 80,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Central Syvash, 80,000 ha). ed by steppe, in the coastal zone of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. ■ Conservation issues Habitats Grassland (steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Wetland (sand- dunes/sand beach; coastal lagoon; standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), water; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (C), Disturbance to birds (B), Recreation/ Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting, Tourism/recreation tourism (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B)

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Utlyuk estuary A4i, A4iii, B1i 070 Molochnaya river valley A4i, B1i, B2, B3 072 Admin region Zaporozhie Admin region Zaporozhie Coordinates 46°10’N 35°10’E Coordinates 47°05’N 35°30’E Altitude 0–32 m Area 75,200 ha Altitude 25–105 m Area 3,800 ha

■ Site description ■ Site description An estuary on the coast of the Sea of Azov, with adjoining areas of A stretch of the Molochnaya valley, near the villages of Svetlodolinskoe, steppe and arable land, near Genitchesk town. Kamenskoe and Rubalovka, with numerous reedbeds Phragmites.

Habitats Grassland (10%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Wetland (70%; Habitats Grassland (65%; humid grassland), Wetland (23%; standing fresh water; river/stream; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water; water-fringe vegetation), Marine water-fringe vegetation), Artificial landscape (12%; arable land; forestry plantation; other urban/ areas (10%; sea inlet/coastal features), Artificial landscape (10%; arable land) industrial areas) Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting, Unknown Land-use Agriculture (80%), Hunting (10%), Not utilized (5%), Urban/industrial/transport (10%)

■ Birds ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1992 11,000 16,000 A A4i, B1i Botaurus stellaris Bittern B 1997 140 160 B B2 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 19,000 22,000 A A4i, B1i Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern B 1997 200 240 B B2 Anser anser Greylag Goose P 1992 200 3,000 B B1i Himantopus himantopus B 1997 120 200 B B1i Aythya marila Scaup P 1992 2,000 3,000 B B1i Black-winged Stilt Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull P 1992 6,000 7,000 B A4i, B1i Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole B 1997 60 80 B A4i, B1i, B2 Tringa totanus Redshank B 1997 275 315 A B2 The total number of breeding waterbirds is 600–800 pairs, while Saxicola rubetra Whinchat B 1997 260 500 B B3 30,000–70,000 waterbirds stage here during migration. Locustella luscinioides Savi’s Warbler B 1997 300 500 B B3

■ Protection status ■ Protection status National None International None National None International None

■ Conservation issues ■ Conservation issues Threats Disturbance to birds (B) Threats Burning of vegetation (A), Disturbance to birds (B), Drainage (A), Dredging/ canalization (A)

Molochniy liman A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3 071 Admin region Zaporozhie Obitochnaya peninsula A4i, B1i 073 Coordinates 46°19’N 35°19’E Admin region Zaporozhie Altitude 0–5 m Area 22,450 ha Coordinates 46°34’N 36°19’E Altitude 0–5 m Area 2,000 ha ■ Site description The estuary of the Molochnaya river, near Kirilovka village. ■ Site description A bay and peninsula in the Sea of Azov. Habitats Grassland (steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Wetland (95%; tidal river/ enclosed tidal water; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing fresh water; river/stream; water- Habitats Scrub, Wetland (sand-dunes/sand beach; coastal lagoon), Marine areas (sea fringe vegetation), Marine areas inlet/coastal features) Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Urban/industrial/transport Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Tourism/recreation, Urban/industrial/ transport ■ Birds ■ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Birds Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe P 1992 5,000 12,000 A A4i, B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe P 1992 5,000 10,000 A A4i, B1i Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 1,330 — B B1i Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 1,000 3,000 B A4i, B1i Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 120 — B A4i, B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1992 2,000 5,000 B A4i, B1i Aythya marila Scaup P 1992 4,000 6,000 B A4i, B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 25,000 40,000 B A4i, B1i Anser anser Greylag Goose W 1992 10,000 12,000 B A4i, B1i Anas platyrhynchos Mallard W 1992 25,000 30,000 B B1i ■ Protection status Aythya marila Scaup W 1992 80,000 100,000 B A4i, B1i National None International High Mergus albellus Smew W 1992 5,000 12,000 B A4i, B1i 2,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Obytochna Spit and Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 1992 50 250 A B1i, B3 Obytochna Bay, 2,000 ha). Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1992 4,000 5,500 B A4i, B1i The total number of breeding waterbirds is 12,000–15,000 pairs, while ■ Conservation issues the total number of waterbirds staging on passage is 197,000– Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance 286,000 individuals, including up to 20,000 Fulica atra. The total to birds (B), Recreation/tourism (C) staging is dependent on weather and water conditions.

■ Protection status National None International High Elanchik river valley B1i, B2 074 22,400 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Molochnyi Liman, Admin region Donetsk 22,400 ha). Coordinates 47°09’N 38°05’E Altitude 50–55 m Area 400 ha ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance ■ Site description to birds (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) Valley lowlands near the town of Novoazovsk.

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■ Conservation issues Habitats Grassland (humid grassland), Wetland (standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance Land-use Agriculture to birds (A), Industrialization/urbanization (B), Recreation/tourism (B)

■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Berdyanskaya peninsula A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 077 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover B 1994 40 — A B2 Admin region Zaporozhie Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1994 1,000 1,200 A B1i Coordinates 46°49’N 36°45’E Altitude 0–6 m Area 1,800 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description A sandy peninsula in the Sea of Azov, together with the estuary of the ■ Conservation issues Berda river, near the town of Berdyansk. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Disturbance to birds (B) Habitats Scrub (5%; scrub), Grassland (5%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Wetland (sand-dunes/sand beach; coastal lagoon; standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Marine areas (open sea; sea inlet/coastal features), Artificial landscape (forestry plantation; urban parks/gardens; other urban/industrial areas) Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve A1, B2 075 Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Tourism/recreation, Urban/industrial/ Admin region Donetsk transport Coordinates 47°30’N 36°30’E Altitude 53–163 m Area 1,134 ha ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Site description Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1992 1,200 — B B1i The IBA comprises the ‘Krejdyana flora’ parcel of the Ukrainian 1 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 70 — A A4i, B1i Steppe Nature Reserve. Natural steppe dominates, occurring as plots 1 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1992 800 — A B1i, B2 on the hills along a small river valley. 1. Large decrease. Habitats Forest and woodland (14%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Grassland (86%; The total number of breeding waterbirds is 3,000–5,000 pairs, while steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland) the total number of waterbirds staging on passage is 30,000– Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) 40,000 individuals.

■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International High 1,800 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Berda River Mouth and 1 Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel B 1994 2 10 B A1, B2 Berdianka Spit and Berdianska Bay, 1,800 ha). 1. Data for Melovaya Flora parcel. ■ Conservation issues ■ Protection status Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), National High International None Industrialization/urbanization (B) 1,134 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Ukrainian Steppe, 2,764 ha).

■ Conservation issues Krivaya peninsula A4i, B1i, B2 078 There may be serious threats but the current situation is unknown. Admin region Donetsk Coordinates 47°05’N 38°07’E Altitude 0–2 m Area 8,800 ha Belosarayskaya peninsula A4i, B1i, B2 076 Admin region Donetsk ■ Site description Coordinates 47°00’N 37°18’E A sandy peninsula in the Sea of Azov, near Sedov town, adjacent to Altitude 0–3 m Area 2,000 ha steppe and saline meadows.

Habitats Wetland (sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water; river/ ■ Site description stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring), Marine areas (sea inlet/ A sandy peninsula in the Sea of Azov, near the village of Belosarayskaya coastal features) Kosa, Yalta. Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture, Nature conservation/research, Tourism/recreation, Habitats Wetland (saltmarsh; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water; Urban/industrial/transport river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Marine areas (sea inlet/coastal features) Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Nature conservation/research, Tourism/ ■ Birds recreation, Urban/industrial/transport Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover B 1994 18 80 B B2 ■ Birds Larus minutus Little Gull P 1992 5,000 7,000 B A4i, B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1994 3,000 20,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1994 4,800 12,000 B A4i, B1i Ardea purpurea Purple Heron B 1994 20 80 B B2 Sterna hirundo Common Tern P 1992 5,000 — B B1i Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern B 1994 500 1,000 B A4i, B1i, B2 Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 1994 440 — B A4i, B1i, B2 Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1994 600 2,000 B B1i Chlidonias niger Black Tern P 1992 2,500 — B A4i, B1i

■ Protection status ■ Protection status National None International High National None International Partial 2,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Bilosaraiska Bay and 1,400 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Kryva Bay and Kryva Spit, Bilosaraiska Spit, 2,000 ha). 1,400 ha).

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■ Conservation issues ■ Birds Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance to birds (B), Industrialization/ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria urbanization (B), Recreation/tourism (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) Phalacrocorax pygmeus B 1992 150 — A A1, A4i, B1i, B2 Pygmy Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax pygmeus W 1995 55 — A A1 Pygmy Cormorant Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill B 1992 300 — A A4i, B1i, B2 Mokrye Yasli forestry plantation B2 079 Cygnus olor Mute Swan B 1992 180 — A B1i Admin region Odessa 1 Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 540 — — B1i Coordinates 47°08’N 29°45’E 1 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1995 50,000 — B A4i, B1i Altitude 150–174 m Area 500 ha 1 Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose W 1995 1,000 — A A1, A4i, B1i Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1992 700 — — B1i 1. Data for two lakes (Yalpug and Kugurluj). ■ Site description A forestry plantation on a hill, dominated by broadleaved deciduous The total number of breeding waterbirds is 30,000 pairs, with more trees. Land-uses within the IBA include cattle-grazing and hay- than 70,000 individuals staging here during migration. making. ■ Protection status Habitats Artificial landscape (100%; forestry plantation) National None International Partial Land-use Agriculture, Forestry (100%) 6,500 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Kugurlui Lake, 6,500 ha). 500 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Kartal Lake, 500 ha). ■ Birds ■ Conservation issues Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon B 1997 4 — A B2 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike B 1997 250 300 B B2 to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C)

■ Protection status National None International None River Danube A4i, A4iii, B1i 082 Admin region Odessa ■ Conservation issues Coordinates 45°23’N 29°07’E Threats Disturbance to birds (C) Altitude 0–2 m Area 2,500 ha

■ Site description A stretch of the River Danube, near Kiliya town, that does not freeze Kagul lake A4iii 080 in winter. Admin region Odessa Coordinates 45°13’N 28°26’E Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (5%), Grassland Altitude 6–80 m Area 10,500 ha (humid grassland; mesophile grassland), Wetland (standing fresh water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Nature conservation/research, Urban/ ■ Site description industrial/transport, Water management A freshwater lake near the Danube delta.

Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Birds Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1992 20,000 — B A4i, B1i ■ Birds The total number of migrating waterbirds that stage here exceeds The total number of waterbirds that stage here on migration is nearly 20,000 individuals, with a maximum during August–October. Species 40,000. of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (min. 13 birds in winter). ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Burning of ■ Conservation issues vegetation (B), Disturbance to birds (B), Unsustainable exploitation (U) Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Natural events (B), Unsustainable exploitation (C) Storms can pose a threat. Kitaj lakes A4i, A4iii, B1i 083 Admin region Odessa Coordinates 45°35’N 29°12’E Kugurluy and Kartal lakes A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 081 Altitude 16–29 m Area 5,000 ha Admin region Odessa Coordinates 45°17’N 28°39’E ■ Site description Altitude 2–20 m Area 19,200 ha A group of lakes near the Danube delta.

Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation) ■ Site description Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%) Lakes surrounded by arable land, in the lower valley of the River Danube near the town of . ■ Birds Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation; fen/transition mire/spring) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (100%), Water management Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1995 20,000 — A A4i, B1i

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The total number of breeding waterbirds is nearly 2,500 pairs, and Species ... continued Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria over 25,000 individuals stage here on passage, peaking during August– Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck P 1992 12,000 12,000 B B1i November. Mergus albellus Smew P 1992 3,000 3,000 B A4i, B1i Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole B 1992 60 60 B B1i, B2 ■ Protection status Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull P 1992 4,000 4,000 B B1i National None International None The total number of breeding waterbirds is 10,000 pairs, while 100,000 individuals stage here on migration. ■ Conservation issues ■ Protection status Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance National None International High to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) 21,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Sasyk Lake, 21,000 ha).

■ Conservation issues Zhebriyanovskie plavni A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 084 Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Burning of vegetation (B), Disturbance to birds (U), Admin region Odessa Dredging/canalization (U) Coordinates 45°31’N 29°31’E Altitude 0–9 m Area 6,800 ha

Jansheisk lakes B1i 086 ■ Site description Admin region Odessa A part of the Danube delta, near Vilkovo village. Coordinates 45°38’N 29°47’E Habitats Wetland (100%; standing fresh water; water-fringe vegetation) Altitude 0–3 m Area 1,000 ha Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting, Water management ■ Site description ■ Birds Salt-lakes along the Black Sea coast. Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Habitats Wetland (100%; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water), Phalacrocorax pygmeus W 1995 20 — A A1 Marine areas (sea inlet/coastal features) Pygmy Cormorant Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican P 1992 1,500 — B A1, A4i, B1i Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 400 — B A4i, B1i Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill B 1992 350 — B A4i, B1i, B2 ■ Birds Cygnus olor Mute Swan B 1992 350 — B B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 2,200 — A B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1992 2,000 — B B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 1,150 — A B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1995 10,000 — A B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1995 1,150 — A B1i 1 Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1993 — 600 B B1i Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard B 1992 400 — B A4i, B1i Aythya ferina Pochard B 1992 1,800 — B B3 ■ Protection status Aythya ferina Pochard W 1995 13,500 — A A4i, B1i National None International None 1. Estimate covers two sites (Stencovsko-Zhebriyanovskie plavni and Kugurluy lake). The total number of breeding waterbirds is 18,000 pairs, while more ■ Conservation issues than 100,000 individuals stage here on migration. Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance to birds (B), Unsustainable exploitation (C) ■ Protection status National None International High 6,800 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Kyliiske Mouth, 32,800 ha).

■ Shagany–Alibey–Burnas A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 087 Conservation issues lake-system Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Burning of Admin region Odessa vegetation (A), Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (U) Coordinates 45°47’N 30°00’E Altitude 0–19 m Area 19,200 ha The IBA is due to be included in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, which is in the process of being designated. ■ Site description A system of lakes in the lower reaches of the Danube valley, by the Black Sea coast near Zheltye Vodu village. Sasuk lake A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 085 Admin region Odessa Habitats Scrub (8%; scrub), Wetland (82%; saltmarsh; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing Coordinates 45°40’N 29°39’E brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Marine areas (10%; sea Altitude 0–22 m Area 22,800 ha inlet/coastal features) Land-use Agriculture (10%), Fisheries/aquaculture (10%), Not utilized (60%), Tourism/ recreation (20%) ■ Site description A lake near the Danube delta. ■ Birds Habitats Grassland (10%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Wetland (80%; coastal lagoon; standing brackish and salt water; water-fringe vegetation), Marine areas (10%; sea inlet/coastal features) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Land-use Fisheries/aquaculture (80%), Other, Urban/industrial/transport, Water management Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 1,150 — — B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1992 13,000 — B A4i, B1i Anser anser Greylag Goose W 1992 700 — B B1i ■ Birds Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose W 1995 2,500 — — A1, A4i, B1i Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Tadorna tadorna Shelduck W 1995 820 — — B1i Pelecanus onocrotalus White Pelican P 1992 2,000 2,000 B A4i, B1i Anas platyrhynchos Mallard W 1992 25,000 — B B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan P 1992 6,000 6,000 B A4i, B1i Aythya ferina Pochard W 1995 43,000 — A A4i, B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 20,000 20,000 B A4i, B1i Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck W 1995 14,000 — B B1i Anser anser Greylag Goose N 1993 3,000 — B B1i Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet P 1992 1,300 — B A4i, B1i Aythya ferina Pochard P 1992 18,000 18,000 B A4i, B1i Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole B 1992 60 — B B1i, B2

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■ Species ... continued Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Conservation issues Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B — 2,800 — — A4i, B1i Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (C), Aquaculture/fisheries (B), Disturbance Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull P 1992 18,000 — — A4i, B1i to birds (B), Industrialization/urbanization (A), Natural events (C) Storms (‘Natural events’) are a threat. ■ Protection status National None International High 19,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Shagany-Alibei-Burnas Kuyalnik estuary B1i, B2, B3 090 Lakes System, 19,000 ha). Admin region Odessa Coordinates 46°41’N 30°42’E ■ Conservation issues Altitude 30–85 m Area 7,000 ha Threats Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (A), Disturbance to birds (B), Industrialization/urbanization (B), Natural events (C), Unsustainable exploitation (B) ■ Site description An estuary on the Black Sea coast near Odessa, with sandy beaches adjoined by steppe and arable land. Zmeinuy island A1, A4i, B1i 088 Habitats Grassland (10%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Wetland Admin region Odessa (90%; sand-dunes/sand beach; standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water- Coordinates 45°15’N 30°12’E fringe vegetation) Altitude 0–60 m Area 17 ha Land-use Tourism/recreation

■ Site description ■ Birds A rocky island in the Black Sea, near the Danube delta, covered with Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria grassland. It is a military training area. Tadorna tadorna Shelduck W 1992 2,200 — B B1i Habitats Grassland (60%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Marine areas (open sea), Rocky Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 1992 130 — B B3 areas (5%; rock stacks/islets), Artificial landscape (35%; other urban/industrial areas) Sterna albifrons Little Tern B 1992 19 260 A B1i, B2 Land-use Military (100%) ■ Protection status ■ Birds National None International None Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Conservation issues Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose P 1997 20 200 B A1 1 Grus grus Crane P 1997 Frequent — A4i, B1i Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (B), Disturbance to birds (C), 1. Data from non-birdwatcher: thousands of birds gather here from time to time during storms. Industrialization/urbanization (B), Recreation/tourism (B), Unsustainable exploitation (B) Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (1–10 non-breeding birds). Dnestr delta A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 091 ■ Protection status Admin region Odessa National None International None Coordinates 46°30’N 30°11’E Altitude 15–35 m Area 27,600 ha ■ Conservation issues Threats Disturbance to birds (A), Infrastructure (A), Natural events (A), Unsustainable ■ Site description exploitation (A) A natural wetland in the lower reaches of the Dnestr valley, which Storms can pose a threat. includes a man-made reservoir as well as the flood-plain of the Turunchuk river near Belyaevka town.

Habitats Forest and woodland (5%; alluvial/very wet forest), Scrub (5%; scrub), Budakskiy estuary A4i, B1i 089 Grassland (10%; humid grassland), Wetland (80%; standing fresh water; river/stream; Admin region Odessa water-fringe vegetation) Coordinates 46°00’N 30°15’E Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Water management Altitude 0–16 m Area 2,700 ha ■ Birds ■ Site description Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria An estuary, connected with the Dnestr delta, near Sergeevka and Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant B 1993 2,000 2,500 B A4i, B1i Kurortnoe villages. Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron B 1993 1,000 2,500 B A4i, B1i, B2 Egretta alba Great White Egret B 1992 110 330 B A4i, B1i Habitats Scrub (17%; scrub), Wetland (67%; sand-dunes/sand beach; coastal lagoon; Ardea purpurea Purple Heron B 1993 100 150 B B2 standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation), Marine areas Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis B 1993 120 1,500 B A4i, B1i, B2 (10%; sea inlet/coastal features), Artificial landscape (6%; other urban/industrial areas) Anser anser Greylag Goose B 1992 130 — B B1i Land-use Agriculture (1%), Fisheries/aquaculture (2%), Military (2%), Tourism/recreation Anas crecca Teal P 1992 25,000 — C A4i, B1i (20%), Urban/industrial/transport (10%) Breeding waterbirds number more than 15,000 pairs in total.

■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International High 20,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Northern Part of the 1 Egretta garzetta Little Egret B 1996 350 400 B A4i, B1i Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 700 — A B1i Liman, 20,000 ha). 7,600 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull P 1993 1,300 — C B1i (Dniester-Turunchuk Crossrivers Area, 7,600 ha). 1. Data from early August. ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance ■ Protection status to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (C) National None International None

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Patches of natural steppe with numerous ravines, located within the Tiligul estuary A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 092 Black Sea coastal zone and near the villages of Olenevka and Admin region Odessa, Nikolaev Krasnoselskoe. Coordinates 46°49’N 31°00’E Altitude 40–100 m Area 11,000 ha ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ ■ Site description Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag N 1996 500 — A B1i The estuary/delta of the Tiligul river, on the Black Sea coast. Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag B 1996 150 — A B1i Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel B 1996 2 — A B2 Habitats Scrub (scrub), Wetland (tidal river/enclosed tidal water; saltmarsh; coastal Falco tinnunculus Kestrel B 1996 120 — B B2 lagoon; standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; water-fringe vegetation) Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 3 — B B2 Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture, Hunting, Nature conservation/research, Tourism/recreation ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Conservation issues Egretta alba Great White Egret P 1992 900 — B A4i, B1i Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A), Disturbance to birds (A), Recreation/tourism (A) Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis B 1992 200 — B A4i, B1i, B2 Cygnus olor Mute Swan W 1995 470 — B B1i Changes in agricultural practice pose a threat. Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W 1992 8,000 — B B1i Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose P 1992 8,000 — B B1i Tringa totanus Redshank B 1992 400 — B B2 Larus minutus Little Gull P 1992 7,000 — B A4i, B1i Lake near Magazinka village B1i 095 Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull W 1992 5,000 — B A4i, B1i Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull P 1992 5,000 — B A4i, B1i Admin region Crimea Sterna hirundo Common Tern B 1992 2,000 4,000 B A4i, B1i Coordinates 45°55’N 34°04’E Altitude 0–15 m Area 800 ha ■ Protection status National High International High ■ Site description 11,000 ha of IBA covered by Regional Landscape Park (Tiligul, A natural steppe lake, dominated by reedbeds Phragmites. Human 22,119 ha). 11,000 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Tyligulskyi activities included cattle-grazing and water management for field Liman, 26,000 ha). irrigation.

Habitats Grassland (10%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Wetland ■ Conservation issues (90%; standing brackish and salt water; water-fringe vegetation) Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance Land-use Agriculture (10%), Water management (90%) to birds (B), Industrialization/urbanization (B) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Cape Uret B1i 093 Himantopus himantopus B 1997 300 350 B B1i Admin region Crimea Black-winged Stilt Coordinates 45°23’N 32°30’E Altitude 0–52 m Area 9,600 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description The cape lies on the Black Sea coast near the town of Tshernomorsk. ■ Conservation issues Habitats Grassland (10%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Marine areas (80%; sea Threats Abandonment/reduction of land management (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), inlet/coastal features), Rocky areas (10%; sea cliff/rocky shore) Natural events (C) Land-use Unknown Storms (‘Natural events’) pose a threat.

■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Belogorie B2 096 Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag B 1992 350 500 A B1i Admin region Crimea Coordinates 45°09’N 34°06’E Altitude 120–300 m Area 32,000 ha ■ Protection status National None International None ■ Site description ■ Conservation issues A hilly landscape in the northern part of the Crimean mountains. Habitats are dominated by steppe and pseudo-steppe, with a low Threats Disturbance to birds (B) coverage of forestry plantations.

Habitats Forest and woodland (2%; broadleaved deciduous forest), Scrub (1%; scrub), Grassland (65%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; dry siliceous grassland; humid grassland), Tarkhankut peninsula B1i, B2 094 Wetland (river/stream), Artificial landscape (30%; arable land; forestry plantation) Admin region Crimea Land-use Agriculture (100%) Coordinates 45°25’N 32°38’E Altitude 0–126 m Area 4,200 ha ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria ■ Site description Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 1 — A B2 Habitats Scrub (10%; scrub), Grassland (60%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Marine areas (10%; sea inlet/coastal features), Artificial landscape (20%; arable land; forestry plantation) ■ Protection status Land-use Agriculture (90%), Fisheries/aquaculture (3%) National None International None

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■ Conservation issues ■ Birds Threats Disturbance to birds (B) Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria 1 Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag B 1995 72 — B B1i 1. 94 pairs in 1988.

Cape Martyan B1i 097 ■ Protection status Admin region Crimea National High International None Coordinates 44°30’N 34°09’E 2,855 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Karadag, 2,855 ha). Altitude 0–149 m Area 240 ha ■ Conservation issues ■ Site description Threats Disturbance to birds (A), Recreation/tourism (A) The site lies on the Black Sea coast, near the town of Yalta, and includes Nikitskiy Botanic Garden.

Habitats Forest and woodland (40%; native coniferous forest; mixed forest), Marine areas (50%; sea inlet/coastal features), Rocky areas (5%; sea cliff/rocky shore), Artificial Aktashskoe lake A4i, B1i, B2, B3 100 landscape (5%; urban parks/gardens; other urban/industrial areas) Admin region Crimea Land-use Nature conservation/research, Tourism/recreation, Urban/industrial/transport Coordinates 45°17’N 35°52’E Altitude 0–106 m Area 4,800 ha ■ Birds ■ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Site description This site, located near Lenino town, includes areas of steppe on the Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant P 1994 1,500 — B B1i Kazantip peninsula together with wetland habitat along the coast of the Sea of Azov. ■ Protection status Habitats Grassland (17%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Wetland (74%; sand-dunes/ National High International None sand beach; standing fresh water; standing brackish and salt water; water-fringe 240 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Cape Martyan, 240 ha). vegetation), Marine areas (6%; sea inlet/coastal features), Rocky areas (sea cliff/rocky shore), Artificial landscape (3%; arable land) ■ Conservation issues Land-use Agriculture, Fisheries/aquaculture Threats Disturbance to birds (A), Industrialization/urbanization (A), Recreation/tourism (A) ■ Birds Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Crimean Nature Reserve A1, B2, B3 098 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck B 1996 6 8 A B2 Admin region Crimea Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck N 1994 160 160 B B1i Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet B 1994 100 130 A B3 Coordinates 44°49’N 34°30’E Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole B 1994 60 70 A A4i, B1i, B2 Altitude 282–1,253 m Area 34,563 ha Larus melanocephalus B 1994 2,700 2,700 B A4i, B1i, B3 Mediterranean Gull ■ Site description Larus genei Slender-billed Gull B 1994 3,200 3,200 A A4i, B1i Mixed mountain forest with rocky areas. Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull B 1994 2,200 — A A4i, B1i Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern B 1994 360 360 A A4i, B1i, B2 Habitats Forest and woodland (95%; broadleaved deciduous forest; native coniferous Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern P 1994 500 600 B A4i, B1i forest; mixed forest), Rocky areas (5%) The total number of breeding waterbirds is 2,300–2,500 pairs, while Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) 10,000–12,000 individuals stage here during migration (with maximum in October–November). ■ Birds ■ Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria Protection status National None International None Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture R 1982 5 8 — A1, B2 Strix aluco Tawny Owl R 1967 221 — B B3 ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Aquaculture/fisheries (C), Disturbance ■ Protection status to birds (C), Unsustainable exploitation (B) National High International None 34,563 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Crimean, 44,175 ha).

■ Conservation issues Uzunlarskoe lake A1, B2 101 Threats Disturbance to birds (C) Admin region Crimea Coordinates 45°20’N 36°15’E Altitude 9–184 m Area 9,600 ha

Karadag Nature Reserve B1i 099 ■ Site description Admin region Crimea A site on the Kerch peninsula of the Crimea, with salt-water and Coordinates 45°00’N 35°15’E brackish lakes and areas of natural steppe on the hills. Uzunlarsky is Altitude 0–576 m Area 2,855 ha the largest lake. There are rural plots of steppe and pseudo-steppe near the villages of Vulkanovka, Marievka and Marphovka. The area ■ Site description is a military zone. Habitats Forest and woodland (45%; mixed forest), Grassland (30%; mesophile Habitats Scrub (5%; scrub), Grassland (12%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland; humid grassland), Marine areas (sea inlet/coastal features), Rocky areas (sea cliff/rocky grassland), Wetland (13%; standing brackish and salt water), Marine areas (sea inlet/ shore) coastal features), Rocky areas (sea cliff/rocky shore; inland sand-dunes), Artificial Land-use Nature conservation/research (100%) landscape (60%; arable land) Land-use Agriculture (80%), Military, Nature conservation/research Deciduous mountain forest in the coastal zone of the Black Sea.

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■ Birds agriculture (including patches of pseudo-steppe), on the Kerch Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria peninsula near the town of Bagerovo. 1 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck B 1996 13 — A B2 Habitats Scrub (2%), Grassland (56%; steppe/dry calcareous grassland), Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel B 1996 4 — B B2 Wetland (standing brackish and salt water; river/stream; fen/transition mire/ Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 3 — B B2 spring), Marine areas (sea inlet/coastal features), Artificial landscape (33%; arable 2 Otis tarda Great Bustard R 1996 — 70 — A1 Otis tarda Great Bustard W 1994 500 — B A1 land) Land-use Agriculture (69%), Military, Not utilized (7%) 1. Breeding and non-breeding birds total 40 individuals. 2. Individuals (breeding and non-breeding). ■ Birds ■ Protection status Species Season Year Pop min Pop max Acc Criteria National None International None Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck R 1996 8 12 B B2 ■ Falco cherrug Saker B 1996 2 — B B2 Conservation issues 1 Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard B 1996 5 7 B A1 Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (B), Disturbance to birds (B) Otis tarda Great Bustard B 1996 20 — B A1, B2 Otis tarda Great Bustard N 1995 110 120 B A1 Military zonation provides de facto protection to some areas of steppe. Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B 1996 3 — — B2 1. 80–90 individuals in 1991.

Bagerovo A1, B2 102 ■ Protection status Admin region Crimea National None International None Coordinates 45°30’N 36°20’E Altitude 54–156 m Area 20,510 ha ■ Conservation issues Threats Agricultural intensification/expansion (A) ■ Site description An area of natural steppe (formerly included in a military zone) and Changes in agricultural practice pose a threat.

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