Date of designation: 13/09/94; Leningrad Oblast;
6,400 ha; 60'00’N 029'15’E. Nature
Reserve. The site comprises a shallow sea bay with reeds, sand and stony beaches.
Terrestrial habitats include alder (Alnus
glutinosa) forests, patches of spruce and pine, and mixed birch-aspen forests. The site is
important for numerous species of
waterbirds during the spring migration and, to a lesser extent, during the autumn
migration and breeding seasons. The site is
important as a staging area for large populations of waterbirds, including numerous
threatened species. Fishing is the principal
human activity. Ramsar site no. 689.
(Source: http://ramsar.org/profiles_russia.htm
)
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