DRAFT DETAILED CONCLUSIONS ON REPRESENTATION OF ...

DRAFT DETAILED CONCLUSIONS ON REPRESENTATION OF BERNE CONVENTION RESOLUTION 6 BIRD 

SPECIES IN EMERALD SITES (ASCIs) OF THE 6 WEST BALKAN COUNTRIES 

Species are presented according to their codes (and by country in alphabetical order after state ISO codes), according to which this information can be crosschecked 

with attached distribution maps. 

CODE SPECIES CTRY SITES (SDF) 1 

POPULATION (SDF) 1 COMMENTS (EBCC 2 , BiE 3 , IBA 4 ) PROPOSED 

CONCLUSION 

A001 Gavia stellata AL 5 sites (0?,1A,3B,0C,1D) Wintering: max 30 No reference information on wintering SUF? 

birds/site. 

population. 

A001 Gavia stellata BA 

A001 Gavia stellata HR 6 sites (6?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: max 35 No reference information on wintering SUF? 

birds/site. 

population. 

A001 Gavia stellata ME 8 sites (1?,0A,2B,1C,4D) Wintering: no count. No reference information on wintering 

population. Reference List? 

? 

A001 Gavia stellata MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: 1 ind. No reference information on wintering 

population. Exclude from the Reference 

List? 

? 

A001 Gavia stellata RS 

A002 Gavia arctica AL 11 sites (0?,1A,5B,1C,4D) Wintering: mainly few 

birds/site, maximum 56. 

A002 Gavia arctica BA 

A002 Gavia arctica HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: mainly few 

birds/site, but 3 sites 

with maximums 140, 

350 and 500. 

No reference information on wintering 

population. 


population. All IBAs hosting species seem 

to be covered. 

1 

Site and species information reported by the countries in the Standard Data Forms (SDF). 

2 

Hagemeijer, W.J.M., Blair, M.J. 1997 (Editors). The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance. T.&A.D. Poyser, London. 

3 

Burfield, I., Van Bommel, F. 2004. Birds in Europe. Population estimates, trends and conservation status. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. (BirdLife 

Conservation Series No. 12). 

4 

BirdLife International. Database of Important Bird Areas. 

ETC/BD October 2011 1 

SUF? 

SUF?




A002 Gavia arctica ME 8 sites (1?,0A,0B,1C,6D) Wintering: no counts. No reference information on wintering 

population. Does the use of 'D' category 

indicate that there are only few birds in 

each site. Should species be in the 

Reference List? Site ME000000C 

probably needs correction as species is 

listed as 'resident'. 

CD ? 

A002 Gavia arctica MK 5 sites (0?,2A,2B,1C,0D) Wintering/staging: No reference information on wintering SUF? 

mostly few birds/site 

with maximum 50. 

population. 

A002 Gavia arctica RS 

A003 Gavia immer AL 

A003 Gavia immer BA 

A003 Gavia immer HR 

A003 Gavia immer ME 4 sites (1?,0A,0B,1C,2D) Wintering: no counts. No reference information on wintering 






A003 Gavia immer MK 

A003 Gavia immer RS 

A007 Podiceps auritus AL 6 sites (0?,1A,2B,2C,1D) Wintering: few 

birds/site, maximum 12. 

A007 Podiceps auritus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) Probably wintering: no 

information. 

A007 Podiceps auritus HR 










population. Should the species be 

included in the Reference List? 


? 

SUF? 

?




A007 Podiceps auritus ME 2 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,1D) Wintering: no counts. No reference information on wintering 



? 

A007 Podiceps auritus MK 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: few birds No reference information on wintering ? 

only. 



A007 Podiceps auritus RS 

A010 Calonectris 

diomedea 


diomedea 


diomedea 


diomedea 


diomedea 


diomedea 

A019 Pelecanus 

onocrotalus 


onocrotalus 


onocrotalus 


onocrotalus 


onocrotalus 


onocrotalus 

AL 

BA 

7 sites (0?,2A,4B,1C,0D) Breeding: 4 sites (>20- 

40); wintering: 3 sites 

(no count) 

No reference information on breeding or 

wintering population. 

HR 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1200-1750P. Breed. Pop. Size 800-1000. Emerald pop. 

Size exceeds BiE assessment. Please 

ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Breeding: 3 sites, 

wintering 1 site, other 

sites: no information. 

No counts. 

MK 

RS 

AL 

BA 

HR 

ME 

MK 3 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,0D) Staging (wintering?): 

few birds/site (max 25). 


check. 


population. Please clarify why only ‘D’ site 

assessments? 

Wintering population: 0-20. Should this 

species be included in the Reference 

List? 

RS (Wintering population: 0-2) 

SUF? 

SUF? 

? 

?




A020 Pelecanus crispus AL 13 sites (0?,3A,1B,3C,6D) Breeding: 20-22 pairs. Breed. pop. size 19. Proposed Emerald 

site overlapping with IBA AL006 

Karavasta Lagoon has markedly smaller 

A020 Pelecanus crispus BA 

A020 Pelecanus crispus HR 

A020 Pelecanus crispus ME 3 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,1D) Breeding: 2 sites; 

wintering 2 sites. No 

count. 

area. Are breeding habitats included? 

RS+ME breeding population 4-7P. All 

breeding in ME? Sites seem to be 

covered. 

A020 Pelecanus crispus MK 3 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: 102-255 No reference information about staging 

(?). One large IBA MK024 Pelagonia 

outside ASCI network. 

A020 Pelecanus crispus RS 0 RS+ME breeding population 4-7P. All 

breeding in ME? 

IN MOD? 


SUF? 

IN MOD? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris AL 12 sites (0?,0A,5B,3C,4D) Breeding: 2-4 pairs. Breed. pop. size 5-15. All IBAs covered. 

No breeding in the centre and North? 

? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris BA 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,8C,0D) Breeding: no count. Considered present as a breeder. 

Emerald sites distributed only along 

southern HR border and few in the North. 

Centre? 

IN MOD? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris HR 8 sites (8?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 40-74 pairs Breed. pop. size 60-100. All IBAs 

covered. 

SUF? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris ME 5 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,4D) No information about RS+ME breed. pop. size 200-300. Why ? 

nature of presence. 1C4D? Present as a breeder? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris MK 7 sites (0?,1A,4B,0C,2D) Breeding: 5-10 pairs. Breed. pop. size 1-10. IBAs covered. SUF? 

A021 Botaurus stellaris RS 11 sites (0?,0A,3B,4C,4D) Breeding: 53 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 200-300. 

Population cover




A022 Ixobrychus minutus HR 14 sites 

Breeding: 810-1700 Breed. pop. size 800-2000. IBAs and SUF? 

(14?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs. 

population seems to be covered. 

A022 Ixobrychus minutus ME 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,6D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME breed. pop. size 3000-4000. 

Occurs only along the coast? Presence in 

the North? Why only D sites? 

IN MOD? CD 

A022 Ixobrychus minutus MK 8 sites (0?,2A,4B,0C,2D) Breeding: 74-217 pairs Breed. pop. size 200-300. IBAs covered. 

Fair population coverage. 

SUF? 

A022 Ixobrychus minutus RS 14 sites (0?,0A,2B,8C,4D) Breeding: >322 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 3000-4000. Few 

IBAs not totally or incompletely covered in 

the North. Small % of population 

protected. Present in the South (EBCC 

Atlas)? 

IN MOD? 

A023 Nycticorax 

nycticorax 


nycticorax 


nycticorax 


nycticorax 


nycticorax 


nycticorax 

AL 13 sites (0?,0A,3B,4C,6D) Staging: up to 30 Breed. pop. size 0-10. Occurs only along 

birds/site. No breeding? the coast? 

BA 18 sites 

No information about Breed. pop. size 4-5. IBA Hutovo blato in 

(0?,0A,0B,18C,0D) nature of presence. the North not covered. More breeding 

sites in the northern half? 

HR 12 sites 

Breeding: 290-1025 Breed. pop. size 500-600. IBAs and 

(12?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs. 

population seems to be covered. 

ME 3 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,2D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME breed. pop. size 2200-2500. Only 

coast? 

MK 9 sites (0?,0A,5B,0C,4D) Breeding:11-30 pairs, Breed. pop. size 180-200. Small part of 

tens staging. 

population covered. Occurs in NE? 

RS 13 sites (0?,0A,6B,1C,6D) Breeding: 1070 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 2200-2500. Few 


the North. 

A024 Ardeola ralloides AL 14 sites (0?,0A,7B,2C,5D) Breeding: 5-10 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-48. Absent from 

centre? 

A024 Ardeola ralloides BA 20 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,20C,0D) 

A024 Ardeola ralloides HR 10 sites 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

No information about 

nature of presence. 

Breed. pop. size 10-12. Present in the 

North? Many HR sites adjacent to the 

border suggests presence. 

Breeding: 65-141 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-500. IBAs covered. 

Is highrer population cover achievable? 

Existing sites? 

A024 Ardeola ralloides ME 8 sites (0?,0A,1B,2C,5D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME preed. pop. size 750-900. Site 

assessment suggest low cover: 2-19%? 


SUF? 

IN MOD? 

SUF? 

? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD? 

? 

IN MOD? 

IN MIN? 

IN MOD?




A024 Ardeola ralloides MK 8 sites (0?,1A,4B,0C,3D) Breeding: 9-25 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-150. Is better 

distribution and population cover 

achievable? 

IN MOD? 

A024 Ardeola ralloides RS 9 sites (0?,1A,2B,4C,2D) Breeding: 225 pairs. RS+ME breed. pop. size 750-900. Few 


the North. 

IN MOD? 

A026 Egretta garzetta AL 13 sites (0?,1A,4B,2C,6D) Breeding: 4-8 pairs. Breed. pop. size 2-5. IBAs & population 

seems to be covered. 

A026 Egretta garzetta BA 18 sites 

No information about Breed. pop. size 15-20. IBA Hutovo blato 

(0?,0A,0B,18C,0D) nature of presence. in the North not covered. More breeding 

sites in the northern half? 

A026 Egretta garzetta HR 12 sites 

Breeding: 178-485 Breed. pop. size 500-600. IBAs & 

(12?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

population adequately covered? 

A026 Egretta garzetta ME 12 sites (1?,0A,1B,1C,9D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME breed. pop. size 1000-2000. 

Emerald proposals seem to match with 

IBAs. 

A026 Egretta garzetta MK 9 sites (0?,3A,3B,1C,2D) Breeding: 52-135 pairs Breed. pop. size 20-100. IBAs and 

population seem to be covered. 

A026 Egretta garzetta RS 14 sites 

Breeding: 315 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 1000-2000. IBAs 

(0?,0A,2B,2C,10D) 

covered. No colonies in, e.g., SE? 


SUF? 

IN MOD? 

A027 Egretta alba AL 12 sites (0?,2A,1B,4C,5D) Wintering: 3 sites Breed. pop. size 0-2. IBAs seem to be SUF? 

hundreads. 

covered. 

A027 Egretta alba BA 16 sites 

No information about Is species present as a breeder? Or ? 

(0?,0A,0B,16C,0D) nature of presence. present in significant numbers during 

winter? 

A027 Egretta alba HR 12 sites 


SUF? 

(12?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

population covered? 

A027 Egretta alba ME 13 sites (1?,0A,0B,3C,9D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME breed. pop. size 200-300. IBAs 

and population seem to be covered. 

Check 'D' sites? 

SUF? 

A027 Egretta alba MK 10 sites (0?,3A,3B,1C,3D) Breeding: 10-25 pairs. 

Wintering: tens per site 

IBA Lake Dojran in SE missing? IN MIN? 

A027 Egretta alba RS 12 sites 

Breeding: 100 pairs. RS+ME breed. pop. size 200-300. Few IN MOD? 

(0?,1A,0B,1C,10D) 

IBAs in the North not covered. 

SUF? 

SUF? 

SUF? 

?




A029 Ardea purpurea AL 11 sites (0?,0A,6B,1C,4D) Staging: max. 15 

birds/site. 

Breed. pop. size 0-10. IBAs covered. SUF? 

A029 Ardea purpurea BA 18 sites 

No information about Breed. pop. size 4-5. Are proposed site IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,0B,18C,0D) nature of presence. for staging or breeding birds? IBA Hutovo 

blato in the North not covered. More 

breeding sites in the northern half? 

A029 Ardea purpurea HR 12 sites 

Breeding: 122-195 Breed. pop. size 140-150. IBAs and SUF? 

(12?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs. 

population covered. 

A029 Ardea purpurea ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Breeding: no count. RS+ME breed. pop. size 1100-1300. 7D 

suggests only insignificant sites? Occurs 

only on coast+Lake Skadar? 

? 

A029 Ardea purpurea MK 6 sites (0?,1A,3B,1C,1D) Breeding: 2-10 pairs. Breed. pop. size 5-10. Although 

population seems to be covered, please 

check IBA Lake Dojran (SE). Is this 

important area? 

? 

A029 Ardea purpurea RS 12 sites (0?,1A,1B,3C,7D) Breeding: 390 pairs. RS+ME breed. pop. size 1100-1300. Few 

IBAs in the North not covered. 

IN MOD? 

A030 Ciconia nigra AL 6 sites (0?,0A,3B,3C,0D) Staging: present Breed. pop. size 10-20. EBCC does not 

indicate breeding. Is the breeding 

regular? Keep in the Reference List? 

A030 Ciconia nigra BA 0 0 Considered present as a breeder. Present 

according to EBCC, esp. North. 

A030 Ciconia nigra HR 16 sites 

Breeding: 150-224 Breed. pop. size 350-400. IBAs covered. 

(16?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

pairs. 

A030 Ciconia nigra ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Breeding: reported 1 

site 

Population cover fair. 

EBCC, BiE: absent as a breeder. Are all 

really 'D' sites? Keep in the Reference 

List? 

A030 Ciconia nigra MK 12 sites 

Breeding: 13-30 pairs. Breed. pop. size 45-50. A number of IBAs 

(0?,1A,10B,1C,0D) 

in the central part are missing. 

A030 Ciconia nigra RS 19 sites (0?,1A,7B,6C,5D) Breeding: >81 pair. RS+ME breed. pop. size 110-120. Few 

IBAs not proposed or incompletely 

covered in the NW. Present in the centre? 

A031 Ciconia ciconia AL 12 sites (0?,0A,3B,4C,5D) Staging: tens per site Breed. pop. size 10-20. Confirm absence 

of breeding? Absent from the centre? 

A031 Ciconia ciconia BA 18 sites 

No information about Breed. pop. size 50-50. No sites in the 

(0?,0A,4B,14C,0D) nature of presence. North; EBCC suggests breeding along 


? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? 

? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD? 

? 

IN MOD?




northern HR border. 

A031 Ciconia ciconia HR 10 sites 


(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs. 

population well covered. 

A031 Ciconia ciconia ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) No information. Is species present as a breeder? Exclude 

from the Reference List? 

A031 Ciconia ciconia MK 10 sites (0?,1A,3B,3C,3D) Breeding: 247-544 Breed. pop. size 800-1200. A number of 

pairs 

IBAs in the central part are missing - a 

possibility to improve population 

coverage. 

A031 Ciconia ciconia RS 27 sites 

Breeding: >80 pairs RS+ ME breed. pop. size 1100-1250. Low 

(0?,0A,2B,14C,11D) 

population coverage. Few IBAs missing in 

the North. 


SUF? 

? 

In MOD? 

IN MOD? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus AL 8 sites (0?,3A,3B,1C,1D) Breeding: 5-18 pairs. IBAs seem to be covered. Occurs only SUF? 

Staging: up to 300 inds. along coast? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Considered present as a breeder. IBA IN MOD? 

nature of presence. Hutovo blato in the North not covered. 

More sites in the centre? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 0-9. Breed. pop. size 1-10. IBAs and 

population covered? 

SUF? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus ME 4 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,3D) Staging: present Main sites covered? SUF? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus MK 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-50. IBAs covered. 

Population? Permanent breeder? 

? 

A032 Plegadis falcinellus RS 4 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,2D) Breeding: 4 pairs Breed. pop. size 11-14. IBAs covered. SUF? 

A034 Platalea leucorodia AL 10 sites (0?,3A,4B,2C,1D) Breeding: 5-10 pairs 

(one site). Winter and 

staging: tens/site. 

A034 Platalea leucorodia BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


BiE: extinct as a breeder. Main sites 

(IBAs) seem to be covered 

Considered present as a breeder. 2C 

sites seem to be very low. IBAs Livno 

karst field and Hutovo blato not included. 

Present in the centre? 

Breed. pop. size 80-180. IBAs and 

A034 Platalea leucorodia HR 10 sites 

Breeding: 120-180 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

population well covered. 

A034 Platalea leucorodia ME 9 sites (2?,0A,1B,1C,5D) Breeding: 2 sites. No quantitative reference data about 

breeding. 1B1C seems to indicate low 

population coverage. Present in more 

SUF? 

IN MOD/ IN 

MIN? 

SUF? 

?




sites, e.g., North? 

A034 Platalea leucorodia MK 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-20. All known sites 

covered? 

A034 Platalea leucorodia RS 5 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,2D) Staging: max 250 Breed. pop. size 190-220. No breeding 

inds/site 

sites included? Several IBAs in the North 

are missing. And/or all breeders are in 

ME? 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

A037 Cygnus 

columbianus 

bewickii 

AL 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: 1-2 birds 

each site. 

BE 

HR 

ME 

MK 

RS 

Wintering population: 0-2. Exclude from 

the Reference List? 

A038 Cygnus cygnus AL (Wintering population: 0-8). Exclude from 


A038 Cygnus cygnus BA 

A038 Cygnus cygnus HR No site. Wintering population: 11-100. Is the 

number of 100 concentrated in one site? 

Should the species be in the Reference 

List? 


SUF? 

IN MOD? 

? 

? 

?




A038 Cygnus cygnus ME 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,2D) Staging (wintering?), 1- RS+ME wintering population only 1-5. ? 

5 birds each site. Should the species be included in the 

Reference List? 

A038 Cygnus cygnus MK 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering, no counts Wintering population only 0-10. Exclude 


? 

A038 Cygnus cygnus RS No site. (Wintering population: 1-5). Exclude from 


? 

A042 Anser erythropus AL 

A042 Anser erythropus BA 

A042 Anser erythropus HR No sites proposed Wintering population: 1-20 inds. Is the 

wintering location covered by existing 

sites? 

A042 Anser erythropus ME 

A042 Anser erythropus MK No sites proposed Wintering population: 0-2 inds. Should the 

species be in the Reference List? 

A042 Anser erythropus RS 

IN MIN? 

A060 Aythya nyroca AL 6 sites (0?,6A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 13-22 pairs. Breed. pop. size 10-30. IBAs (1) and 


SUF? 

A060 Aythya nyroca BA 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,8C,0D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 8-10. IBA Bardaca not 

covered (South). More sites in the central 

part? 

IN MOD? 

A060 Aythya nyroca HR 7 sites (7?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 900-1700 Breed. pop. size 2000-3000. IBAs IN MOD? 

pairs 

covered, but population cover only 45- 

56%. Low for a Globally threatened 

species. 

A060 Aythya nyroca ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,6D) Breeding: 3 sites, no RS+ME breed. pop. size 420-570. IBAs CD ? 

count 

covered, but only 1C6D of population? 

Check site assessments? 

A060 Aythya nyroca MK 5 sites (0?,3A,1B,0C,1D) Breeding: 20-64 pairs. Breed. pop. size 20-50. 2 IBAs not 

covered in the South (MK010 Lake 

Dorjan, MK024 Pelagonia). 

IN MOD? 

A060 Aythya nyroca RS 13 sites (0?,0A,3B,8C,2D) Breeding: >147 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 420-570. 

Covered population seems to be low. 

Several IBAs not covered in the North. 

IN MOD? 


?




A068 Mergus albellus AL 8 sites (0?,1A,6B,1C,0D) Wintering: few 

No reference information on wintering SUF? 

birds/site, except one 

(69) 

population. 

A068 Mergus albellus BA 

A068 Mergus albellus HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: 4-10 birds. No reference information on wintering 


List? 

? 

A068 Mergus albellus ME 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,8D) Wintering: no counts RS+ME wintering population: 3700- 

13000. Are the main numbers in ME? Do 

selected sites include significant 

population? 

? 

A068 Mergus albellus MK 3 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: few 

No reference information on wintering ? 

birds/sites with 


maximum being 10. List? 

A068 Mergus albellus RS RS+ME wintering population: 3700- IN MIN/ IN 

13000. Is a part of this population in RS? 

IBA database suggest 2 sites in NE: 

RS033 Dubovac-Ram and RS034 

Derdapska klisura. 

MAJOR? 

A071 Oxyura 

leucocephala 

AL 

BA 

1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: 1-2 birds. Wintering population only 0-2. Should it 

be included in the Reference List? 2 IBAs 

at the coast AL005 and AL006 have 

larger areas than proposed Emerald sites, 

but is this relevant to the few birds 

present? 

A071 Oxyura 

leucocephala 

A071 Oxyura 

leucocephala 

HR 

A071 Oxyura 

leucocephala 

ME 

A071 Oxyura 

MK 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: few birds. No reference information on wintering 

leucocephala 

population. Should it be included in the 

Reference List? Reported from IBA 

Dorjan Lake. Is this an important site for 

the species? 

A071 Oxyura RS 


? 

?


leucocephala 

A072 Pernis apivorus AL 27 sites 

(1?,0A,8B,8C,10D) 



Breeding: no 

comparable count 

A072 Pernis apivorus BA 0 No information about 


A072 Pernis apivorus HR 22 sites 

(22?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A072 Pernis apivorus ME 26 sites 

(7?,0A,0B,0C,19D) 

A072 Pernis apivorus MK 19 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,13C,3D) 

A072 Pernis apivorus RS 43 sites 

(0?,0A,1B,35C,7D) 


pairs. 

Breed. pop. size 20-100. Quite good 

coverage. 

Is species present as a breeder? Must be 

in BA, as it occurs in all surrounding 

countries? 

Breed. pop. size 2500-5000. Low 

population coverage (3-4), or site 

assessments not correct? Present in 

some IBAs at the coast. Breeding here? 


SUF? 

Breeding: no count Very good coverage. SUF? 

Breeding: 32-112 pairs Breed. pop. size 220-400. Population 

coverage low? One IBA (MK008 Demir 

Kapija Gorge) significantly larger than 

proposed Emerald site (SE). Is this 

Breeding: no good 

count 

important? 

Breed. pop. size 700-900. IBAs seem to 

be covered, distribution good? 

A073 Milvus migrans AL 15 sites (0?,0A,4B,4C,7D) Staging only - few birds Breed. pop. size 0-5. Should species be 

in the Reference List? 

A073 Milvus migrans BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Considered present as a breeder. Please 

nature of presence. clarify status? 

A073 Milvus migrans HR 8 sites (8?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 70-104 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-500. Population and 

distribution seems to be covered? 

A073 Milvus migrans ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Staging (?) Is species present as a breeder? 


A073 Milvus migrans MK 4 sites (0?,0A,4B,0C,0D) Breeding: 2-10 pairs Breed. pop. size 10-25. One IBA (MK008 

Demir Kapija Gorge) significantly larger 

than proposed Emerald site (SE). Is this 

important? 

A073 Milvus migrans RS 7 sites (0?,1A,1B,1C,4D) Breeding: >17 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-70. EBCC suggests 

wider distribution in the North. Present in 

more existing sites? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MIN? CD? 

? 

SUF? 

? 

? 

SUF? 

? 

? 

IN MIN?




A074 Milvus milvus AL 15 sites (0?,0A,4B,4C,7D) Staging only, max 5 

birds/site 

Exclude from the Reference List? ? 

A074 Milvus milvus BA 0 Absent? 

A074 Milvus milvus HR 0 Breed. pop. size 3-5. Is breeding regular? 


? 

A074 Milvus milvus ME 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,6D) Staging only Exclude from the Reference List as all 

sites are 'D'? 

? 

A074 Milvus milvus MK 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,0D) Breeding: 1-2p Why the only proposed site is ‘C’? Is this 

regular breeding? 

SUF? 

A074 Milvus milvus RS 0 Breed. pop. size 3-5. Is breeding regular? 

Contradictionary evidence? Reference 

List? 

? 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla AL 4 sites (0?,4A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: few birds Extinct as a breeder? Exclude from the 


? 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Breeds in N part of the country (EBCC); IN MOD? 

nature of presence. many HR sites have this species on the 

border. Present in IBA Hutovo blato. 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla HR 11 sites 

Breeding: 47-139 pairs Breed. pop. size 80-90. Population fairly SUF CD? 

(11?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

covered. Can it be that 2 sites have 

populations 28-30 pairs and 48-52 pairs? 

Site HR100016 would then have on 

average 1276 ha per one pair. Please 

check! 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla ME 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,1D) Breeding: 1 site. Regular breeding? Reference List? SUF? 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla MK 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs. IBA MK010 Lake Dojran not included, SE. IN MIN? 

A075 Haliaeetus albicilla RS 15 sites (0?,2A,5B,2C,6D) Breeding: >30 pairs Breed. pop. size 52-58. Range fairly 

covered. Large IBA Bosutske sume is 

missing in NW. Also, some IBAs are 

larger than proposed Emerald sites in this 

region. 

IN MOD? 

A076 Gypaetus barbatus AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-5. Irregular breeder? 


A076 Gypaetus barbatus BA Absent? EBCC has one grid with 

probable breeding? 

A076 Gypaetus barbatus HR Absent. 


? 

?




A076 Gypaetus barbatus ME 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 site 

'resident' 

Irregular breeder? Reference List? ? 

A076 Gypaetus barbatus MK 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-2 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-4. SUF? 

A076 Gypaetus barbatus RS 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

A077 Neophron 

percnopterus 

AL 17 sites (0?,0A,2B,9C,6D) Breeding: 43-49 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-60. Population and 

distribution well covered. IBA Vlora Bay, 

Karaburun Peninsula and Cika mountain 

has significantly larger area than 

corresponding Emerald site. Is this 

difference significant for the 1 reported 

breeding pair at the site? 

BA 2 sites (0?,0A,2B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count Considered present as a breeder. EBCC 

atlas suggests a wider presence than the 

very South. More important sites 

available? 

HR 0 Not present? 

ME 0 Not present? 2 large Albanian sites close 

to the border. 

? 

MK 15 sites 

Breeding: 28-42 pairs. Breed. pop. size 45-60. Several IBAs in IN MOD? 

(0?,2A,11B,2C,0D) 

the centre are missing or only partly 

covered by the Emerald sites. 

RS 5 sites (0?,2A,1B,2C,0D) Breeding: 1 site (otherstaging, 

few birds) 

Breed. pop. size 2-3 SUF? 

A078 Gyps fulvus AL 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 site Breed. pop. size 10-50. Presence noted in 

'resident' 

IBA AL008 Thethi in the North. 

A078 Gyps fulvus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,2B,0C,0D) No information about Is species present as a breeder? How 

nature of presence. about the Reference List? 

A078 Gyps fulvus HR 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 100-110 Breed. pop. size 90-100. Range and 

pairs. 


A078 Gyps fulvus ME 17 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,8D) Breeding: 4 sites, no Why only 'D' sites? Is this population a 

count (others winter '+' 

or no info) 

permanent one? 

A078 Gyps fulvus MK 16 sites (0?,4A,8B,2C,2D) Breeding: 45-147 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-50. Main sites seem 

to be covered. Check discrepancy 

between population sizes in different 


? 

? 

IN MIN? 

? 

SUF? 

? 

SUF?


A078 Gyps fulvus RS 7 sites (0?,2A,2B,2C,1D) Breeding: 4 sites, no 

real count 



sources. 

Breed. pop. size 55-60. IBA Uvac- 

Milesevka (SW) is significantly larger than 

the corresponding Emerald sites. 

A079 Aegypius monachus AL 

A079 Aegypius monachus BA 

A079 Aegypius monachus HR 

A079 Aegypius monachus ME 

A079 Aegypius monachus MK 4 sites (0?,4A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 2-6 pairs. Breed. pop. size 0-5 SUF? 

A079 Aegypius monachus RS 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Staging only Exclude from the Reference List? ? 

A080 Circaetus gallicus AL 23 sites 

(0?,0A,4B,7C,12D) 

A080 Circaetus gallicus BA 18 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,18C,0D) 

A080 Circaetus gallicus HR 18 sites 

(18?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A080 Circaetus gallicus ME 25 sites 

(6?,0A,0B,0C,19D) 

A080 Circaetus gallicus MK 20 sites 

(0?,0A,10B,9C,1D) 

A080 Circaetus gallicus RS 22 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,19C,0D) 

Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 50-100. Distribution 

covered; population 8-74%. Why 12 sites 

listed as 'D'? 

Breeding: no count Considered present as a breeder. No 

sites in the Northern part: absent here? 

Present in IBA Livno karst field. 

Breeding: >35-50 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-250. EBCC atlas 

data show that species occurs also in NE 

part of Croatia? Present in more existing 

IN MOD? 


sites? 

Breeding: no count Coverage good, but all 'D' sites. Any 

assessment of what population %% is in 

the Emerald network? 

Breeding: 25-73 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-150. But many IBAs 

are not included in the network (mainly 

centre). 

Breeding: >40 pairs. Breed. pop. size 130-170. Can coverage 

be improved, i.e., including IBAs RS022 

Kopaonik and RS021 Uvac-Milesevka? 

A081 Circus aeruginosus AL 12 sites (0?,1A,5B,4C,2D) Breeding: 27-74 pairs. Breed. pop. size 5-15. Present only along 

the coast? 

? 

IN MIN? 

IN MIN? 

? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD? 

SUF?




A081 Circus aeruginosus BA 28 sites 

Breeding: no count Considered present as a breeder. No IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,0B,26C,2D) 

sites in the North. Many HR sites along 

the BA border suggest presence here. 

A081 Circus aeruginosus HR 13 sites 

Breeding: >35-50 pairs Breed. pop. size 40-100. Population and SUF? 

(13?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

distribution probably covered. 

A081 Circus aeruginosus ME 9 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,8D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 280-350. It 

seems very few sites for such population; 

esp. given that some are very small. Also 

1C8D suggests that more sites can be 

found. 

IN MOD? 

A081 Circus aeruginosus MK 12 sites (0?,2A,3B,0C,7D) Breeding: 25-73 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-80. Population and 

distribution probably covered. 

SUF? 

A081 Circus aeruginosus RS 16 sites 

Breeding: >40 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 280-350. Not ? 

(0?,0A,1B,4C,11D) 

present in the South? Is this a gap? 

A082 Circus cyaneus AL 11 sites (0?,0A,5B,4C,2D) Breeding: 9-18 pairs, 

few inds wintering 

A082 Circus cyaneus BA 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,4C,0D) No information about 


A082 Circus cyaneus HR 28 sites 

Wintering: 498-853 

(28?,0A,0B,0C,0D) inds; up to 120 inds at 

one site. 

A082 Circus cyaneus ME 3 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,3D) Breeding: 1 site; also 

wintering: no count 

A082 Circus cyaneus MK 10 sites (0?,0A,4B,2C,4D) Wintering: up to 50 inds 

per site 

No data. Is the species really breeding? 

Or these records should refer to 

wintering? 

No data. Many sites along HR border 

suggest presence in winter? 

Wintering pop.: 500-1000 inds. Population 

and distribution well covered. 


? CD? 

? 

SUF? 

RS+ME wintering pop.: 300-800 inds. ? 

Really breeding? The only large site is the 

Skadar Lake and surroundings. No other 

sites important? 

No data. Probably sufficient? SUF? 

A082 Circus cyaneus RS No site RS+ME wintering pop.: 300-800 inds. 

Greater part in ME? Exclude from the 


A083 Circus macrourus AL 5 sites (0?,2A,2B,0C,1D) Wintering (staging): few 

birds each site. 

A083 Circus macrourus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


No information about the presence. 

Exclude from the Reference List? 


Accidental vagrant? Exclude from the 


? 

? 

?


A083 Circus macrourus HR 

A083 Circus macrourus ME 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,4D) Wintering (staging): no 

count. 

A083 Circus macrourus MK 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Wintering (staging): few 

birds each site. 

A083 Circus macrourus RS 





Reference List? Listed as breeding in 

ME0000004. Is that correct? 




A084 Circus pygargus AL 5 sites (0?,0A,4B,0C,1D) Wintering: few birds 1-2 inds in 2 sites, others 'very rare'. 

Should the species be kept in the 

Reference List. 

A084 Circus pygargus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Should the species be kept in the 

nature of presence. Reference List? 

A084 Circus pygargus HR 10 sites 

Breeding: 52-73 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-50. Population and 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A084 Circus pygargus ME 11 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,0C,11D) 

Breeding: 1 site, and 

wintering: no count 

A084 Circus pygargus MK 7 sites (0?,1A,2B,2C,2D) Breeding: 3-10 pairs, 

also wintering 

SUF? 

distribution covered. 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 4-6. SUF? 

Breed. pop. size 100-140. Seems low 

population coverage? Is the record in 

MK0000034: ‘winter’, 30-50 pairs correct? 

Or was it meant for breeding? 

A084 Circus pygargus RS 10 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,8D) Breeding: 3 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 4-6. Probably 

sufficient? 

A089 Aquila pomarina AL 5 sites (0?,0A,2B,2C,1D) Breeding: 3 sites, no 

count 

Breed. pop. size 2-10. SUF? 

A089 Aquila pomarina BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Is species present as a breeder? 2C sites: ? 

nature of presence. should it be kept in the Reference List? 

A089 Aquila pomarina HR 7 sites (7?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 50-67 pairs. Breed. pop. size 60-70. Population and 

range covered. 

SUF? 

A089 Aquila pomarina ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) No information about Is species present as a breeder? 1D only: ? 


exclude from the Reference List? 

A089 Aquila pomarina MK 7 sites (0?,4A,2B,1C,0D) Breeding: 6-15 pairs Breed. pop. size 3-10. Population and 

range covered. 


? 

? 

? 

? 

? CD? 

SUF? 

SUF?




A089 Aquila pomarina RS 12 sites (0?,0A,7B,2C,3D) Breeding: 10-11 pairs. RS+ME beed. pop. size 20-25. Few IBAs 

in the centre are larger in area than 

proposed ASCIs. Is this difference 

important? 

? 

A090 Aquila clanga AL 5 sites (0?,3A,2B,0C,0D) Wintering: few birds 

each site. 

A090 Aquila clanga BA 

A090 Aquila clanga HR 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: few birds 

each site. 

How regular are these occurancies? 

Include or exclude from the Reference 

List? 

How regular are these occurancies? 


A090 Aquila clanga ME 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,1D) Wintering: no count How regular are these occurancies? 


A090 Aquila clanga MK 

A090 Aquila clanga RS 

A091 Aquila chrysaetos AL 22 sites 

(1?,0A,1B,13C,7D) 

A091 Aquila chrysaetos BA 22 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,22C,0D) 


List? 

List? 

Breeding: 23-35 pairs. Breed. pop. size 50-200. Low population 

coverage? IBA Vlora Bay, Karaburun 

Peninsula and Cika mountain much larger 

than proposed Emerald site. 

Breeding: no count Considered present as a breeder. Absent 

from the north? Present in areas 

bordering with HR in the West? 

A091 Aquila chrysaetos HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding 24-26 pairs Breed. pop. size 90-110. Range covered, 

but population ca 25% only. Wrong 

A091 Aquila chrysaetos ME 25 sites 

(10?,0A,1B,0C,14D) 

A091 Aquila chrysaetos MK 18 sites 

(0?,0A,15B,3C,0D) 

assessments in SDF and/or BiE? 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 90-110. Range 

covered. Population? Why 14sites are 

'D'? Indeed many of them are quite small 

(e.g., ME0000005 302 ha and 

ME0000006 358 ha) and may be less 

than territory size of 1 pair. Please delete 

double-entries: ME0000001, ME0000005, 

ME0000007, ME0000008, ME000000D. 

Breeding: 38-65 pairs Breed. pop. size 60-100. Several IBAs 

with golden eagle not included in the 

? 

? 

? 

IN MOD? 

IN MIN? 

? 

IN MOD? 

CD 

IN MOD?


A091 Aquila chrysaetos RS 26 sites 

(0?,0A,8B,16C,2D) 

A092 Hieraaetus 

pennatus 


pennatus 


pennatus 


pennatus 


pennatus 


pennatus 


fasciatus 


fasciatus 


fasciatus 


fasciatus 


fasciatus 



network, or only partially covered. 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 90-110. Range 

probably covered. Few IBAs (particularly 

Uvac-Milesevka) larger than proposed 

Emerald sites. Is this difference 

important? 

AL 20 sites (0?,0A,5B,7C,8D) Breeding: 3 sites Breed. pop. size 2-10. Probably 

sufficient? 

SUF? 

BA 0 No site Absent? ? 

HR 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 2-4 pairs Breed. pop. size 1-5 SUF? 

ME 9 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,4D) Breeding: 1 site RS+ME breed. pop. size 4-6. Why 4D. 

More occurrence along the AL and RS 

borders? 

MK 4 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: 4-14 pairs Breed. pop. size 1-3. Range and 

population probably covered. Present also 

in River Radika catchment, which is 

already designated. 

RS 8 sites (0?,1A,5B,2C,0D) Breeding: 7 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 4-6. Probably 

sufficient? 


? 

? 

IN MIN? 

AL 24 sites (0?,0A,6B,9C,9D) Breeding: 7 sites, no 

count. Others: staging; 

few birds. 


BA 0 No site Considered present as a breeder (BiE). 

Also by EBCC atlas. 

IN MAJOR? 

HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 0-1 pairs Breed. pop. size 5-10. Breeding irregular? 


? 

ME 10 sites (6?,0A,0B,0C,4D) Breeding: 1 site; no RS+ME breed. pop. size 11-16. Presence ? 

other information. 

MK 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: ?? The only 

site has'resindent' = 1-5 

individuals 

Regular? Reference List? 

Breed. pop. size 15-25. EBCC: not 

present as a breeder. New information? 


SUF? 

?





RS 0 0 RS+ME breed. pop. size 11-16. Absent ? 

fasciatus 

from Serbia as a breeder? Exclude from 


A094 Pandion haliaetus AL 12 sites (0?,1A,4B,6C,1D) Staging-wintering: few 

birds each site 

A094 Pandion haliaetus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


A094 Pandion haliaetus HR 

A094 Pandion haliaetus ME 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,6D) No information about 


A094 Pandion haliaetus MK 4 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,1D) Staging: less than 5 

birds each site 

A094 Pandion haliaetus RS 

A095 Falco naumanni AL 17 sites (1?,0A,2B,6C,8D) Staging only: max 50 

birds/site 

A095 Falco naumanni BA 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,4C,0D) No information about 



List? 


List? 

Exclude from the Reference List as all 

sites are 'D"? 

Migration period?Occurs regularly? 


Breed. pop. size 0-20. The only IBA 

covered. 

Breed. pop. size 0-250. High uncertainty: 

more investigations needed? 

A095 Falco naumanni HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 20 pairs Breed.pop. Size: 0-0??? Sufficient? 


SUF? 

A095 Falco naumanni ME 8 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,6D) Breeding: 2 sites, no 

count 

RS+ME: breed. pop. size 0-6 SUF? 

A095 Falco naumanni MK 13 sites (0?,2A,5B,3C,3D) Breeding: 775-1306 Breed. pop. size 1500-3000. Given the IN MOD? 

pairs 

conservation status, higher coverage is 

expected than the current 43-51%. 

Present in many not designated IBAs in 

the centre and in the South. 

A095 Falco naumanni RS 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,2D) Staging only RS+ME: breed. pop. size 0-6. Reference 

List? 

? 

A097 Falco vespertinus AL 11 sites (0?,1A,4B,2C,4D) Staging only; few 

birds/site 

Important population? Reference List? ? 

A097 Falco vespertinus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Is species present as a breeder? 

? 

nature of presence. Reference List? 

A097 Falco vespertinus HR 0 No site Breed. pop. size 1-10. EBCC atlas IN MIN? 


? 

? 

? 

? 

SUF? 

SR?




suggests breeding in North-East. 

Presence in existing sites? 

A097 Falco vespertinus ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Staging only; few All 'D' populations. Exclude from the 

birds/site 


A097 Falco vespertinus MK 5 sites (0?,0A,3B,1C,1D) Staging: up to 100 

birds/site 

A097 Falco vespertinus RS 7 sites (0?,0A,2B,0C,5D) Breeding: 30 pairs Breed. pop. size 250-350. Small 

population prop. Covered, or wrong 

assessmets? Few missing IBAs report 

presence in the North. 

A098 Falco columbarius AL 10 sites (0?,0A,5B,2C,3D) Wintering: few birds 

each site. 

A098 Falco columbarius BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


A098 Falco columbarius HR 14 sites 

(14?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

Wintering: mostly few 

birds each site with a 

maximum 10 

individuals 

A098 Falco columbarius ME 7 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,6D) No information about 


A098 Falco columbarius MK 2 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,1D) Wintering: one site 

maximum 50 inds. 

A098 Falco columbarius RS 0 No site 


List? 

? 

Exclude from the Reference List? ? 

No reference information about winter 

distribution. Could this be an important 

population? 

Exclude from the Reference List as all 

sites are 'D"? 

No reference information about winter 

distribution. 

A100 Falco eleonorae AL 4 sites (0?,2A,0B,2C,0D) Breeding: 2-4 pairs No data. SUF? 

A100 Falco eleonorae BA Absent? 

A100 Falco eleonorae HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 65-100 pairs Breed. pop. size 60-70. SUF? 

A100 Falco eleonorae ME 9 sites (3?,1A,0B,0C,5D) Breeding: 2 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 1-2 SUF? 

A100 Falco eleonorae MK 4 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,1D) Staging only: max 50 

birds/site 

No reference information? SUF? 

A100 Falco eleonorae RS 0 No site Absent? 

A101 Falco biarmicus AL 10 sites (0?,0A,2B,2C,6D) Breeding: 5 sites, no 

count 

No information. SUF? 

A101 Falco biarmicus BA 0 Considered present as a breeder. EBCC IN MAJOR? 


? 

SUF? 

? 

SUF? 

? 

SUF?




also suggest breeding. 

A101 Falco biarmicus HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 pair Breed. pop. size 1-5. Is the range 

covered. EBCC suggests more grids. Old 

data? 

? 

A101 Falco biarmicus ME 13 sites 

(2?,0A,0B,0C,11D) 

Breeding: 8 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 8-12. SUF? 

A101 Falco biarmicus MK 7 sites (0?,7A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 11-23 pairs Breed. pop. size 10-30. Population seems IN MIN/ IN 

to be covered, but several IBAs have 

larger areas than corresponding Emerald 

sites and few IBAs with no corresponding 

Emerald designations. 

MOD? 

A101 Falco biarmicus RS 0 No site RS+ME breed. pop. size 8-12. All 

breeding in ME? Several sites in MK, just 

along RS border. 

? 

A103 Falco peregrinus AL 25 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,13C,9D) 

A103 Falco peregrinus BA 12 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,12C,0D) 

A103 Falco peregrinus HR 17 sites 

(17?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A103 Falco peregrinus ME 29 sites 

(11?,0A,0B,1C,17D) 

A103 Falco peregrinus MK 18 sites 

(0?,2A,10B,5C,1D) 

A103 Falco peregrinus RS 35 sites 

(0?,0A,6B,21C,8D) 

Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 50-200 SUF? 


nature of presence, 

probably breeding 

Considered present as a breeder. EBCC 

atlas indicates breeding e.g. in south, 

centre. 

Breeding: 69-96 pairs Breed. pop. size 160-200. EBCC 

suggests presence also in NE - 3 grids? 

Breeding: all proposed No information. Good geographical cover, 

sites, no count 

but please explain 17 ‘D’ assessments? 

Breeding: 29-49 pairs. Breed. pop. size 50-150. Range covered. 

Population? Some IBAs are larger than 

proposed Emerald sites. Is this difference 

important? 

Breeding: 25 pairs Breed. pop. size 90-110. Range covered, 

but population cover rather low? Could be 

accepted if it has dispersed distribution 

pattern. 

A104 Bonasa bonasia AL 3 sites (0?,1A,0B,2C,0D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 10-30. Present in more 

sites along the MK border? 

A104 Bonasa bonasia BA 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,6C,0D) No information about Considered present as a breeder. Wider 

nature of presence, distribution in the ALP region? 

IN MOD? 


? 

SUF? CD? 

? 

? 

? 

IN MOD?


A104 Bonasa bonasia HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1600-2800 

pairs 




Breed. pop. size 2500-5000. EBCC atlas 

suggests distribution also in the North, 

North-West. 

A104 Bonasa bonasia ME 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 1000-1700. 2 

sites cannot apparently cover a 

meaningful part of population even if most 

of population breeds in RS? Must be 

present more widely in the Alpine 

A104 Bonasa bonasia MK 14 sites (0?,0A,4B,7C,3D) Breeding: 278-570 

pairs 

A104 Bonasa bonasia RS 17 sites 

(0?,0A,6B,11C,0D) 

Region? 

Breed. pop. size 50-250. Probably 

sufficient, but check discrepancy between 

SDF and BiE? 

IN MIN? 

IN MOD? 


SUF? 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 1000-1700. SUF? 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix AL 0 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix BA 0 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix HR 0 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) How to interpret 1 site 'resident' with 'D' 

population? Exclude from the Reference 

List? 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix MK 0 

A107 Tetrao tetrix tetrix RS 0 

A108 Tetrao urogallus AL 7 sites (0?,1A,0B,4C,2D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 10-30. OK, Alpine part 

seems to be covered. 

A108 Tetrao urogallus BA 0 No site. Considered present as a breeder (BiE); 

present according to EBCC atlas, 

particularly in the Alpine part of the 

country. 

A108 Tetrao urogallus HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 101-142 Breed. pop. size 35-140. Range and 

pairs 


A108 Tetrao urogallus ME 17 sites 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 170-220. More 

(14?,0A,0B,3C,0D) 

sites available in the Alpine part (only 3C 

are 'significant')? Or review assessments? 

? 

SUF? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? 

IN MIN? CD?




A108 Tetrao urogallus MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 2-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-80. Population cover 

seems to be low, or assessment 

incorrect? Only one site? Several sites 

with species in RS and AL just along the 

border. 

IN MOD? 

A108 Tetrao urogallus RS 4 sites (0?,2A,1B,1C,0D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 170-220. 1A, 2B, 

1C. Seems sufficient. Alpine part covered. 

SUF? 

A119 Porzana porzana AL 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,7C,1D) Staging: no count, 'rare' Breed. pop. size 0-50. EBCC atlas: no ? 

or 'very rare' 

breeding. Reference list? Only 7C1D? 

A119 Porzana porzana BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Is species present as a breeder? 2C only! ? 




A119 Porzana porzana HR 10 sites 

Breeding: 24-68 pairs, Breed. pop. size 10-50 SUF? 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) also staging 

A119 Porzana porzana ME 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,3D) Breeding: 3 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 500-700. Main 

breeding population in RS? 

? 

A119 Porzana porzana MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-10 SUF? 

A119 Porzana porzana RS 10 sites (0?,1A,2B,3C,4D) Breeding: 212 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 500-700. 

Probably sufficient, if occurs only in 

North? 

SUF? 

A120 Porzana parva AL 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,7C,1D) Staging: no count, 'rare' 

or 'very rare' 

A120 Porzana parva BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 



A120 Porzana parva HR 11 sites 

Is species present as a breeder? EBCC 

atlas: no breeding. Reference list? Only 


7C1D? 

Is species present as a breeder? 2C only! 

Occurs in the North along HR border? 

Breeding: 59-230 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-500. Population and SUF? 

(11?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

range covered? 

A120 Porzana parva ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) No information about RS+ME breed. pop. size 400-600. All ? 

nature of presence, breeding in RS? 1D means exclusion 

probably staging from the Reference List? 

A120 Porzana parva MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs, Breed. pop. size 0-50. The only site in the SUF? 

also staging 

country? Occurs on the Albanian side of 

Lake Ohrid (SW)? 

A120 Porzana parva RS 7 sites (0?,0A,3B,1C,3D) Breeding: >80 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 400-600. As all 

the breeding pairs are in RS, low 

IN MOD? 

? 

?




population coverage and poor distribution. 

A121 Porzana pusilla AL 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,4C,0D) Staging only, 'rare' Breed. pop. size 0-50. No breeding, only 

4C: exclude from the Reference List? 

A121 Porzana pusilla BA 0 No site Considered present as a breeder (Birds in 

Europe) 

A121 Porzana pusilla HR 2 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 11-22 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-100. Low coverage or 

wrong assessments? 

A121 Porzana pusilla ME 3 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,2D) Breeding: 3 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 100-500. Where 

are missing sites in RS or ME? 

A121 Porzana pusilla MK 1 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,0D) Staging: 1-5 inds Is species present as a breeder? Worth to 

keep in the Reference list for those 1-5 

birds? 

A121 Porzana pusilla RS 4 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,3D) Breeding: 2 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 100-500. Where 

are missing sites in RS or ME? 

A122 Crex crex AL 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,7C,1D) Breeding: 1 site Breed. pop. size 0-20. Is really this 

population permanent and significant? 

A122 Crex crex BA 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,8C,0D) No information about 


A122 Crex crex HR 10 sites 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 



pairs 

Consider Reference list. 

Breed. pop. size 0-250. Is there a 

permanent breeding population? Consider 


Breed. pop. size 1000-1500. Continental 

part patchily covered: more existing sites 

available? 

A122 Crex crex ME 4 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,2D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 800-1400. Why 

2?2D sites. Significant and permanent 

population present? Or main breeders are 


in RS? 

A122 Crex crex MK 6 sites (0?,0A,5B,0C,1D) Breeding: 53-65 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-150. Sites in Alpine 

part but not in lowlands? Probably 

A122 Crex crex RS 26 sites 

(0?,0A,2B,20C,4D). Is 

better distribution possible 

in the North? 

Breeding: no real count, 

but >40 

sufficient? 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 800-1400. Is 

better distribution of sites possible in the 

North? IBA024 Sar planina not included. 2 

other IBAs have significantly larger areas 

than the proposed Emerald sites. 

? 

IN MAJOR? 

? 

? 

? 

? 

? 

? 

IN MIN? 

? 

SUF? 

IN MOD/IN 

MIN?




A124 Porphyrio porphyrio AL 0 EBCC atlas has one grid, indication 

breeding in the East -middle. Really 


absent? 

A124 Porphyrio porphyrio BA 

A124 Porphyrio porphyrio HR 0 Breed. pop. size 3-5, according to Birds in 

Europe. 

A124 Porphyrio porphyrio ME 

A124 Porphyrio porphyrio MK 

A124 Porphyrio porphyrio RS 

A127 Grus grus AL 4 sites (0?,0A,3B,1C,0D) Staging: all sites 'rare'. No reference information on wintering 


A127 Grus grus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


A127 Grus grus HR 8 sites (8?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: all sites 

'present', except one 

3000-7000i 

List? 



List? 


population. More IBAs exceed 3000 inds 

on the Adriatic coast (South) than noted in 

A127 Grus grus ME 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,8D) No information about RS+ME wintering population: 0-1000. Are 

nature of presence. the locations of wintering sites in ME? 

A127 Grus grus MK 0 

A127 Grus grus RS 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: no count RS+ME wintering population: 0-1000. Are 

there more locations of wintering sites in 

RS? IBA Jazovo-Mokrin in the North? 

A128 Tetrax tetrax AL 5 sites (0?,0A,4B,1C,0D) Wintering and staging: 

'rare' and 'very rare' 

SDFs. 

Delete daouble record from AL0000002. 

Important population? Exclude from the 


A128 Tetrax tetrax BA 

A128 Tetrax tetrax HR 

A128 Tetrax tetrax ME 

A128 Tetrax tetrax MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-10. No shape for 

A128 Tetrax tetrax RS 

MK0000003 which reports breeding. 

? 

IN MAJOR/ IN 

MIN? 

? 

? 

IN MIN? 

? 

IN MOD? 

? CD 

SUF? CD?


A129 Otis tarda AL 

A129 Otis tarda BA 

A129 Otis tarda HR 

A129 Otis tarda ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) No information about 




RS+ ME breed. pop. size 30-36. All 

breeders in RS? 1D site: delete from the 


A129 Otis tarda MK 0 No site 2 IBAs host wintering populations: 21-28 

inds Lake Dorjan, 7-26 inds River 

Zletovska valley. Given the critical status 

of this species, these sites should be 

included. 

A129 Otis tarda RS 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 30 inds. RS+ ME breed. pop. size 30-36. 

Designated Emerald sites much smaller 

than the IBA Jazovo mokrin in the North. 

A131 Himantopus 

himantopus 


himantopus 


himantopus 


himantopus 


himantopus 


himantopus 

A132 Recurvirostra 

avosetta 


avosetta 


? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MOD? 

AL 11 sites (0?,3A,4B,3C,1D) Breeding: 5 sites 29- Breed. pop. size 50-250. Is ca 50% ? SUF 

113 pairs 

population cover enough? 

BA 0 Is species present as a breeder? ? 

HR 5 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 43-75 pairs Breed. pop. size 20-30 SUF? 

ME 3 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,2D) No information about 


RS+ME breed. pop. size 160-280. 1B site 

suggest that only 2-15% population 

covered. Breeders? Please delete double 

records for ME0000005 and ME000000B. 

MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 6-10 pairs Breed. pop. size 10-50. Please confirm 

that this is the only breeding site. 

RS 2 sites (0?,0A,1B,1C,0D) Breeding: 6 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 160-280. Seems 

low population coverage even if part of 

this population estimate is breeding in 

ME. 

? CD 

SUF? 

AL 9 sites (0?,3A,2B,1C,3D) Breeding: 30-50 pairs. Breed. pop. size 20-40. Population and 

distribution seems to be covered, if occurs 

only at the coast. 

SUF? 

BA 0 Is species present as a breeder? ? 

?





avosetta 

HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 pair Breed. pop. size 1-2 SUF? 

A132 Recurvirostra ME 5 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,5D) Breeding: 1 site, no RS+ME breed. pop. size 250-350. Why all ? 

avosetta 

count 

sites are D? Please clarify the status. 


avosetta 

MK 3 sites (0?,0A,3B,0C,0D) Breeding: 3-12 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-10 SUF? 

A132 Recurvirostra RS 2 sites (0?,0A,2B,0C,0D) Breeding: 21 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 250-350. Where IN MOD? 

avosetta 

is the main breeding population RS or 

ME? EBCC would suggest North of RS. 

Probably insufficient given the small 

proportion of protected population. 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

A133 Burhinus 

oedicnemus 

AL 8 sites (0?,2A,0B,5C,1D) Breeding: >12-38 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-100. Low coverage or 

error in either assessment? Only along 

Adriatic coast? 

BA 0 Considered present as a breeder, both by 

HR 4 sites (4?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 106-195 

pairs 

ME 3 sites (0?,0A,1B,1C,1D) Breeding: 2 sites, no 

count 

BiE and EBCC atlas. 

Breed. pop. size 30-50. Check 

contradictions between population 

estimates. 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 30-45. Not 

present on ME side of Lake Skadar 

(present in AL side)? 1C1D suggests that 

a small part of population included. 

MK 5 sites (0?,3A,0B,1C,1D) Breeding: 34-160 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-300. A number of 

IBAs not proposed (south-centre) suggest 

that it is possible to reach better 

RS 5 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,2D) Breeding: 6 pairs (3 

sites) 

A135 Glareola pratincola AL 8 sites (0?,3A,0B,4C,1D) Breeding: 127-225 

pairs 

A135 Glareola pratincola BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


A135 Glareola pratincola HR 

population coverage. 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 30-45. 2A1B 

suggest that most of population should be 

covered. Main breeding numbers in ME? 

Breed. pop. size 100-300. Population and 

distribution seems to be covered. 

Please clarify status. 2C suggest that only 

a little part of population included in 

current site proposals. 


? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? 

IN MOD/ IN 

MIN? 

IN MOD? 

? 

SUF? 

?




A135 Glareola pratincola ME 2 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: 2 sites, no RS+ME breed. pop. size 70-80. Please ? 

count 

confirm that the A site includes most, if 

not all, of the population. 

A135 Glareola pratincola MK 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-5. Irregular breeder? 


? 

A135 Glareola pratincola RS 0 No site RS+ME breed. pop. size 70-80. All 

breeding in ME? 

? 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria AL 5 sites (0?,3A,1B,1C,0D) Wintering: 306-3489 

inds. 

Wintering population: 240-2300. 100% 

coverage by population. All major sites 

covered? 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria BA 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria HR 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria ME 6 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,5D) Wintering: no count RS+ME wintering population: 200-1000. 

All major sites covered? Why 5D sites? 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria MK 

A140 Pluvialis apricaria RS RS+ME wintering population: 200-1000. 

Does the BiE count refers to ME only? 

A151 Philomachus 

pugnax 


pugnax 


pugnax 


pugnax 


pugnax 


pugnax 

A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 

A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 


SUF? 

AL 6 sites (0?,3A,1B,0C,2D) Staging (?): up to 1500 No reference data on staging/wintering SUF? 

BA Present? ? 

HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: 'present' Breed. pop. size 1-10. Please clarify 

status: no breeding? Staging numbers? 

Include/exclude from the Reference List? 

? 

ME 7 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,6D) Staging (?): no count RS+ME 300-700 wintering. Any additional 

information about numbers? 

? 

MK 3 sites (0?,3A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: up to 450 

inds/site 

No reference data on staging/wintering SUF? 

RS RS+ME 300-700 wintering. All staging in 

ME? 

? 

AL 4 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,2D) Wintering: all 'very 

rare'. 

BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


Extinct? How to deal with the Reference 

List? 

Extinct? How to deal with the Reference 

List? 

? 

? 

? 

?


A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 

A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 

A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 

A159 Numenius 

tenuirostris 

HR 

ME 

MK 

RS 

A166 Tringa glareola AL 6 sites (0?,0A,3B,1C,2D) Staging: a maximum of 

30 birds/site 




population. 

A166 Tringa glareola BA Really absent? Several sites at the BA 

border in HR and ME. 

A166 Tringa glareola HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: no counts, No reference information on wintering 

only 'present'. 

population. 

A166 Tringa glareola ME 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,7D) Wintering: no counts. Is No reference information on wintering 

status of 'wintwering' population. Shoud it be maintained in the 

correct? Also site Reference List as all but one site has 'D' 

ME0000005 has an 

indication as 'breeding'. 

This cannot be right? 

category? 

A166 Tringa glareola MK 3 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,0D) Staging: a maximum of No reference information on wintering 

50 birds at one site. population. 

A166 Tringa glareola RS Really absent? Several sites at the BA 

border in HR in the North. 

A176 Larus 

melanocephalus 

A176 Larus 


A176 Larus 


AL 13 sites (0?,3A,1B,6C,3D) Breeding: 1 site 'very 

rare'; other sites: 

wintering and staging 

with a maximum 60 

birds/site 



HR 0 

No reference information. Are these 

presences important for site designation? 

Please clarify the status. Include/exclude 



SUF? 

? 

SUF? 

CD ? 

SUF? 

? 

? 

?




A176 Larus 

ME 7 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,5D) Wintering: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 30-50. Only 5D ? 


sites. Complete absence of status for 2 

sites. Reference List? Breeding only in 

RS? 

A176 Larus 

MK 3 sites (0?,1A,2B,0C,0D) Wintering: 7-17 inds. Is this wintering population a subject for ? 


site designation? Exclude from the 


A176 Larus 

RS 3 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,2D) Breeding: 12 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 30-50. Do SUF? 


proposed sites (esp. 1A) cover all 

breeding population? 

A180 Larus genei AL 4 sites (0?,2A,0B,2C,0D) Wintering: 154-550 

inds. 

A180 Larus genei BA 

A180 Larus genei HR 

A180 Larus genei ME 7 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,4D) Poor information about 


Indicated as a breeder 

in 3 sites: ME0000004, 

ME000000B and 

ME000000C. Is that 

correct? 

Wintering population: 107-959. Population 

coverage 100-57%. Are the main sites 

covered? 

RS+ME wintering population: 6-10. No 

information on breeding population in ME. 

A180 Larus genei MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: 1-12 inds. Is this presence significant? Exclude from 


A180 Larus genei RS RS+ME wintering population: 6-10. All 

wintering birds in ME; please confirm. 

A181 Larus audouinii AL 4 sites (0?,1A,1B,2C,0D) Wintering: few birds Exclude from the Reference List? ? 

A181 Larus audouinii BA 

A181 Larus audouinii HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 60-70 pairs Breed. pop. size 65-70 SUF? 

A181 Larus audouinii ME 

A181 Larus audouinii MK 

A181 Larus audouinii RS 


SUF? 

? 

? 

?




A189 Gelochelidon AL 10 sites (0?,0A,2B,7C,1D) Breeding: 2-4 pairs (3 Breed. pop. size 0-5 SUF? 

nilotica 

sites); staging - few 

birds 

A189 Gelochelidon 

nilotica 

BA 


nilotica 

HE 

A189 Gelochelidon ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) No information about 1D site: exclude from the Reference List? ? 

nilotica 


A189 Gelochelidon MK 3 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,0D) Staging: few birds BiE: breeding pop. size 1-5. Please ? 

nilotica 

Confirm absence of breeders. Reference 

List? 


nilotica 

RS 

A190 Sterna caspia AL 7 sites (0?,4A,0B,2C,1D) Staging and wintering: 

max 20 birds/site 

A190 Sterna caspia BA 

A190 Sterna caspia HR 

A190 Sterna caspia ME 5 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,4D) No information about 


A190 Sterna caspia MK 

A190 Sterna caspia RS 

A191 Sterna sandvicensis AL 12 sites (0?,3A,1B,7C,1D) Wintering: 276-760 

inds. 

A191 Sterna sandvicensis BA 

A191 Sterna sandvicensis HR 7 sites (7?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Wintering: 269-441 

inds. 


population. Is this presence significant? 



population. Is this presence significant? 


Wintering population: 171-314. Wintering 

population seems to be covered, but 

check population assessments in SDF. 

Wintering population: 150-300. Wintering 

population seems to be covered, but 

check population assessments in SDF. 


? 

? 

SUF CD ? 

SUF CD ?




A191 Sterna sandvicensis ME 5 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,4D) No information about No reference information on breeding or ? 

nature of presence in 

most sites. But 

indicated as breeding in 

ME000000C. Is this 

correct? 

wintering population. 

A191 Sterna sandvicensis MK 3 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,0D) Wintering/staging: max No reference information on wintering ? 

5 birds per site. population. Is this presence significant? 


A191 Sterna sandvicensis RS 

A193 Sterna hirundo AL 13 sites (0?,3A,0B,4C,6D) Breeding: 80-180 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-200 SUF? 

A193 Sterna hirundo BA 0 BiE: considered present as a breeder. 

EBCC data also suggest breeding, 

particularly along the Northern border, 

e.g., present in IBA Hutovo blato. 

IN MAJOR? 

A193 Sterna hirundo HR 18 sites 

Breeding: 258-435 Breed. pop. size 500-1000 SUF? 

(18?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

A193 Sterna hirundo ME 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,5D) Breeding: 2 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 330-420.1C5D 

suggests small a portion of population 

included? 

IN MOD? 

A193 Sterna hirundo MK 7 sites (0?,1A,4B,1C,1D) Breeding: 68-185 pairs Breed. pop. size 30-100. All sites seem to 

be included? 

SUF? 

A193 Sterna hirundo RS 6 sites (0?,1A,1B,1C,3D) Breeding: 38 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 330-420. Seems 

low population cover. Does not occur in 

the Southern part? 

IN MOD? 

A195 Sterna albifrons AL 13 sites (0?,3A,0B,6C,4D) Breeding: >340-900 

pairs 


A195 Sterna albifrons BA 0 EBCC atlas suggests presence. IN MAJOR? 

A195 Sterna albifrons HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 36-65 pairs Breed. pop. size 45-70. EBCC atlas 

indicates presence along the coast - at 

least 2 grids: North and South. 

IN MIN? 

A195 Sterna albifrons ME 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,5D) Breeding: 2 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 70-80. 1C5D 

suggests small a portion of population 

included? Or review SDF? 

? 

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A195 Sterna albifrons MK 3 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,1D) Staging: few birds only. Breed. pop. size 3-10. Confirm absence 

of breeding. Exclude from the Reference 

List? 

? 

A195 Sterna albifrons RS 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Staging: 'present' 1 site RS+ME breed. pop. size 70-80. All 

breeders in ME? EBCC atlas has one grid 

in the North. If absence of breeders 

confirmed, exclude from the Reference 

List? 

? 

A196 Chlidonias hybridus AL 13 sites (0?,1A,5B,7C,0D) Breeding: 200-500 

pairs (2 sites staging up 

to 20 inds) 

Breed. pop. size 200-500. 100% cover 

and match? 

A196 Chlidonias hybridus BA 0 Considered present as a breeder. EBCC 

atlas suggests presence. 

IN MAJOR? 

A196 Chlidonias hybridus HR 6 sites (6?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1600-2500 

pairs 


A196 Chlidonias hybridus ME 10 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,9D) Breeding: 2 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 1700-2100. Only 

1B site included, i.e. 2-15% of population? 

What proportion of RS+ME breeds in ME? 

? 

A196 Chlidonias hybridus MK 5 sites (0?,1A,4B,0C,0D) Breeding: 12-57 pairs; Breed. pop. size 5-30. All main breeding SUF? 

3 sites staging only, 

max. 100 birds 

colonies included? 

A196 Chlidonias hybridus RS 9 sites (0?,0A,1B,2C,6D) Breeding: 40 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 1700-2100. Only 

2C sites have significant populations. 

Several IBAs not included or only partly 

covered in the North. 

IN MOD? 

A197 Chlidonias niger AL 14 sites (0?,3A,3B,8C,0D) Breeding: 3 sites, one 

of which has 100-120 

pairs 

Breed. pop. size 0-10. Is BiE assessment 

outdated? 

A197 Chlidonias niger BA 0 EBCC atlas suggests presence. IN MAJOR? 

A197 Chlidonias niger HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: no count Breed. pop. size 10-100. Also EBCC 

suggests breeding. Breeding sites outside 

network or located within existing site 

proposals? 

? 


SUF? 

SUF?




A197 Chlidonias niger ME 9 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,9D) Staging: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 10-100. 

Breeding sites outside network, or 

breeding only in RS? Important numbers 

at staging? Reference List? 

? 

A197 Chlidonias niger MK 7 sites (0?,2A,3B,1C,1D) Breeding: 202-500 Breed. pop. size 5-20. Probably sufficient, SUF? 

pairs 

but please check population estimates in 

SDFs. 

A197 Chlidonias niger RS 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,7D) Staging: max 50 RS+ME breed. pop. size 10-100. 

? 

birds/site 

Breeding sites outside network, or 

breeding only in ME? 

A198 Chlidonias 

leucopterus 


leucopterus 


leucopterus 


leucopterus 


leucopterus 


leucopterus 

AL 13 sites (0?,1A,5B,7C,0D) Breeding: 1 site 

'common'; Staging: max 

15 inds./site 

No reference information on breeding. Is 

the record on breeding correct? Does 

staging population merit site selection? 

BA Present? ? 

HR Breed. pop. size 0-20. EBCC atlas has 2 

grids in HR. Breeding populations in 

ME 7 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,7D) Breeding: 1 site '+'; 

Staging: no count 

MK 7 sites (0?,2A,4B,0C,1D) Breeding: 23-90 pairs, 

staging max 100 

birds/site 

existing sites? 


? 

IN MIN? 

RS+ ME breed. pop. size 0-10, but EBCC ? 

has no indication on breeding. Is the 

record on breeding correct? Does staging 

population merit site selection? 


RS 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,4D) Staging: no count RS+ ME breed. pop. size 0-10. Breeding 

in RS? Is staging population significant for 

site selection? 

A215 Bubo bubo AL 20 sites (1?,0A,2B,9C,8D) Breeding: 20-30 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-100. Population and 

range fairly covered? 

A215 Bubo bubo BA 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,6C,0D) No information about Considered present as a breeder. Present 

nature of presence in in Emerald site overlapping with IBA Livno 

most sites. But 

karst field. According to EBCC atlasthe 

indicated as breeding in species has much wider distribution than 

ME000000C. Is this 

correct? 

covered by existing Emerald proposals. 

? 

SUF? 

IN MOD?


A215 Bubo bubo HR 16 sites 

(16?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A215 Bubo bubo ME 25 sites 

(11?,0A,0B,2C,12D) 

A215 Bubo bubo MK 24 sites 

(0?,0A,16B,7C,1D) 

A215 Bubo bubo RS 27 sites 

(0?,0A,5B,21C,1D) 

A217 Glaucidium 

passerinum 


passerinum 


passerinum 


passerinum 


passerinum 


passerinum 

AL 

BA 



Breeding: 400-603 Breed. pop. size 500-1000. Good 

SUF CD? 

pairs 

population cover and distribution, but is 

the pop. Size of HR1000022 80-120 pairs, 

although the site is very large? One pair 

every 2000 ha? 

Breeding: all sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 450-700. Good SUF? CD? 

'present' 

distribution cover, but why site 

assessments are almost all 'D' or '?'? 

Breeding:>89-157 Breed. pop. size 30-80.Good distribution ? 

pairs. 

of sites. Some IBAs are larger than 

proposed Emerald sites. Is this important 

in the context of this species, especially 

given that population is proportionally 

covered? 

Breeding: >38-45 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 450-700. Some 

IBAs are larger than proposed Emerald 

sites. No sites in the North, but EBCC 

atlas shows one grid there. 

IN MOD? 


pairs 


ME 

MK 

2 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: both sites '+' RS+ME breed. pop. size 10-15. Is the 

only site really 'D' ? 

? 

RS 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: one site '+' RS+ME breed. pop. size 10-15. Only one 

isolated site? 

A220 Strix uralensis AL 

A220 Strix uralensis BA 0 No site EBCC atlas indicates presence, at least in 

A220 Strix uralensis HR 8 sites (8?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 558-750 

pairs 

the central part 

Breed. pop. size 250-700. Is the 

population estimate for HR1000019 as 

300-400 pairs correct? That gives 650 ha 


? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? CD?


POPULATION (SDF) 1 COMMENTS (EBCC 2 , BiE 3 , IBA 4 ) 

per pair on average. 

PROPOSED 


A220 Strix uralensis ME 

A220 Strix uralensis MK 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-50. IBA Gornje 

Podunavlje reports this species. Present 

IN MAJOR? 

elsewhere? 

A220 Strix uralensis RS 8 sites (0?,1A,4B,3C,0D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 90-140. No good 

reference distribution data to compare 

with. Probably sufficient? 

A222 Asio flammeus AL 5 sites (0?,0A,0B,5C,0D) Staging: few birds/site Does this population merit site 

designation? Reference list? 

? 

A222 Asio flammeus BA 

A222 Asio flammeus HR 5 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 0-9 pairs Breed. pop. size 10-20. Marginal 

population: probably sufficient. 

SUF? 

A222 Asio flammeus ME 5 sites (2?,0A,0B,0C,3D) Staging: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 20-30. Breeding 

in RS? Non-significant sites only? 


? 

A222 Asio flammeus MK 1 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,0D) Wintering: 11-50 inds Breed. pop. size 0-3. (Reference List?) SUF? 

A222 Asio flammeus RS 5 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,4D) Staging, except 1 site RS+ME breed. pop. size 20-30. Present ? 

breeding: 1 pair in more sites in the North? (Reference 

List?) 

A223 Aegolius funereus AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-30. Really absent? 

There area large RS and MK sites with 

this species on AL border? 

A223 Aegolius funereus BA 0 No site EBCC atlas indicates 2 grids in the 

Central part. 

A223 Aegolius funereus HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 320-480 

pairs 

A223 Aegolius funereus ME 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,2D) Breeding: 3 sites - no 

count 

Breed. pop. size 250-500. Population 

seems to be well covered, but does the 

species occur only in 3 sites? Present in 

more existing sites? Some sites have very 

high population estimates (e.g., 

HR1000019 has 200-300 pairs). Is this 

realistic? 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 110-220. Occurs 

more widely in the Alpine region; e.g., 

there is a large RS site at the border with 

ME with this species? 


SUF? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MIN? 

IN MOD?




A223 Aegolius funereus MK 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: >6 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-50. Occurs in more 

sites in the Alpine Region? 

? 

A223 Aegolius funereus RS 4 sites (0?,2A,0B,2C,0D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 110-220. Occurs 

in more sites in the Alpine Region? 

? 

A224 Caprimulgus 

europaeus 


europaeus 


europaeus 


europaeus 


europaeus 


europaeus 

AL 22 sites 

(0?,0A,5B,6C,11D) 

Breeding: no 

systematic count. 



HR 22 sites 


(22?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

ME 21 sites 

(8?,0A,0B,2C,11D) 

MK 24 sites 

(0?,1A,4B,6C,13D) 

RS 27 sites 

(0?,0A,1B,25C,1D) 

Breed. pop. size 3000-8000. Dispersed 

species in the region? Distribution 

covered? 

EBCC atlas suggests much wider 

distribution,e.g. North. 

Breed. pop. size 1000-5000. Site 

distribution disjunct in the North, where 

EBCC atlas suggests presence. Present 

in more existing sites? Check site 

assessments vs national population 

estimate. 

Breeding: no count RS and ME breed. pop. size 5500-8000. 

Distribution good, but why most sites 


pairs 

Breeding: no 

systematic count 

A229 Alcedo atthis AL 13 sites (0?,0A,8B,1C,4D) Breeding: 1 site; others 

- wintering 

A229 Alcedo atthis BA 18 sites 

(0?,0A,2B,16C,0D) 



assessed as 'D'? Breeding in these sites? 

Breed. pop. size 2000-5000. Good 

coverage, 35-37% seems OK for 

dispersed species? 

RS and ME breed. pop. size 5500-8000. 

Does site distribution reflects actual 

distribution range? 3 IBAs with this 

species are larger than corresponding 

Emerald sites. Are these differences 

important? 

Breed. pop. size 100-500. EBCC: breeds 

in the Alpine region along MK border. 

Overall, proposed sites does not seem to 

have many river habitats (sections)? 


atlas suggests much wider distribution 

(esp. North) than covered by existing 

sites. 


SUF? 

IN MOD? 

IN MIN? 

SUF? CD? 

SUF? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD?




A229 Alcedo atthis HR 22 sites 

Breeding: 225-339 Breed. pop. size 1500-2500. Population IN MIN? 

(22?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

cover low, i.e., 13-15%. Present in more 

existing riverine sites, particularly in the 

North? 

A229 Alcedo atthis ME 16 sites 

Breeding: 3 sites RS and ME breed. pop. size 1500-2400. IN MIN/ IN 

(3?,0A,0B,2C,11D) 

Why only 'D' sites? Present in more 

riverine sites of the Alpine Region? 

MOD? 

A229 Alcedo atthis MK 15 sites (0?,0A,4B,9C,2D) Breeding: 47-195 sites Breed. pop. size 100-400. Ca 50% OK, 

for a common species, but inhabiting 

linear habitat. Probably sufficient? 

SUF? 

A229 Alcedo atthis RS 25 sites 

Breeding: no 

RS and ME breed. pop. size 1500-2400. IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,0B,12C,13D) systematic count Does the gap in the centre reflect actual 

distribution? Two IBAs with kingfishers 

lack designation in the Nrth: Dunavski 

lesni odsek and Bosutske sume. 

A231 Coracias garrulus AL 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) Staging: few birds/site Breed. pop. size 10-50. EBCC atlas: 

possible breeding. Breeding sites outside 

the current Emerald proposals? 

IN MOD? 

A231 Coracias garrulus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


Please clarify status. Reference list? ? 

A231 Coracias garrulus HR 1 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 2-5 pairs Breed. pop. size 0-5. EBCC atlas: 

probable breeding also in the North-West. 

Present in more existing sites? 

IN MIN? 

A231 Coracias garrulus ME 5 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,4D) Breeding: 3 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 65-85. Delete 

double record from ME000000C. Clarify 

the reason of having 1B4D sites? Do they 

cover all breeding pairs? 

? CD 

A231 Coracias garrulus MK 11 sites (0?,0A,6B,2C,3D) Breeding: 105-289 Breed. pop. size 300-1000. Low 

IN MOD? 

pairs 

population coverage (28-35%) for a 

vulnerable species. IBAs with roller cover 

significantly larger area than proposed 

Emerald sites. 

A231 Coracias garrulus RS 9 sites (0?,2A,2B,3C,2D) Breeding: no 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 65-85. IBA ? 

systematic count Becejski ribnjak (North) larger than 

corresponding ASCI. Is this difference 

important for rollers? 

A234 Picus canus AL 10 sites (0?,0A,2B,4C,4D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 10-50 SUF? 





A234 Picus canus BA 4 sites (0?,0A,0B,4C,0D) No information about Considered present as a breeder. EBCC IN MOD? 

nature of presence. atlas suggests much wider distribution, 

particularly in the North where many HR 

sites with the species are just on the BA 

border. 

A234 Picus canus HR 17 sites 

Breeding: 1391-1997 Breed. pop. size 1000-5000. Distribution SUF? 

(17?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

and population cover OK? 

A234 Picus canus ME 28 sites 

Breeding: all sites RS+ME preed. pop. size 2600-3500. SUF? 

(13?,0A,0B,1C,14D) 

Check site assessments (D categories), 

but distribution good. 

A234 Picus canus MK 13 sites (0?,0A,7B,4C,2D) Breeding: 89-251 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-250. Distribution and 

population cover OK? 

SUF? 

A234 Picus canus RS 20 sites 

Breeding: no 

RS+ME preed. pop. size 2600-3500. IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,1B,16C,3D) systematic count Distribution range poorly covered in the 

centre-Northern part where few IBAs with 

the species are not designated as ASCIs. 

A236 Dryocopus martius AL 16 sites (0?,0A,4B,5C,7D) Breeding: no 


A236 Dryocopus martius BA 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,6C,0D) No information about 


A236 Dryocopus martius HR 19 sites 

(19?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A236 Dryocopus martius ME 14 sites 

(12?,0A,2B,0C,0D) 


pairs 

A236 Dryocopus martius MK 17 sites (0?,0A,3B,9C,5D) Breeding: 175-317 

pairs 

A236 Dryocopus martius RS 32 sites 

(0?,0A,1B,27C,4D) 

Breed. pop. size 300-1000. Range 

covered. 4B5C suggests fair cover of 

population. 


atlas suggests much wider distribution, 

particularly in the North where many HR 

sites with the species is just on the BA 


border. 

Breed. pop. size 1000-5000. Good 

coverage. Is species common and 

dispersed in Alpine and Continental 

Regions? 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 1900-2600. 

Alpine Region well covered, probably 

Breeding: no 


sufficient. 


population cover while quite good 

distribution of sites. Probably acceptable 

(is species dispersed in MK?). 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 1900-2600. 

Good coverage, but little poorer in the 

North (?). 

SUF? 

IN MOD? 

SUF? 

SUF? 

? 

SUF?


A238 Dendrocopos 

medius 


medius 


medius 


medius 


medius 


medius 


leucotos 


leucotos 


leucotos 


leucotos 


leucotos 


leucotos 



AL 11 sites (0?,0A,2B,5C,4D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 500-1000. Probably 

sufficient. 

BA 0 No site EBCC atlas indicated presence in most 

parts of the country. 

HR 20 sites 

Breeding: 6262-9185 Breed. pop. size 3000-5000. Please 

(20?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

check site assessments versus BiE data. 

ME 17 sites 


(10?,0A,0B,1C,6D) 

Almost all country covered. Why most 

sites are 'D'? 

MK 24 sites 

Breeding: 512-1105 Breed. pop. size 3000-10000. Is the 

(0?,0A,5B,5C,14D) pairs 

species widespread in the country? If so, 

11-17% population cover could be 

accepted. 

RS 46 sites 

Breeding: no count but RS+ME breed. pop. size 5500-9000. 

(0?,0A,0B,35C,11D) up to 300 pairs in Distribution poorer in the Northern part 

RS0000007 

where several IBAs are significantly larger 

than ASCIs or not designated at all. 


SUF? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? 

SUF? CD 

? 

IN MOD? 

AL 17 sites (0?,0A,4B,5C,8D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 200-500. Probably 

sufficient? 

SUF? 

BA 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,6C,0D) No information about According to EBCC atlas, occurs more IN MOD? 

nature of presence. widely in the country, e.g., Centre, North- 

West, South. 

HR 7 sites (7?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 987-1605 Breed. pop. size 100-500. EBCC atlas IN MIN? 

pairs 

suggests wider distribution in the country, 

particularly in the North, and North-West. 

Population assessments do not match 

with those in BiE. Please check 

populations in SDF, as some of them 

could be overestimated, e.g., HR1000019 

up to 1000 pairs! 

ME 6 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 500-1000. 

Occurs only in the North? 

? 

MK 11 sites (0?,0A,5B,4C,2D) Breeding: 155-340 Breed. pop. size 100-1000. Population SUF? 

pairs 

coverage good, distribution probably 

sufficient? 

RS 16 sites 


(0?,0A,2B,14C,0D) 

Absent from the North?




A241 Picoides tridactylus AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 20-100. Species present 

as a breeder? 

A241 Picoides tridactylus BA 8 sites (0?,0A,0B,6C,2D) No information about EBCC atlas: occurs in the Alpine region of 

nature of presence. the country. Current sites cover only part 

of it. 

A241 Picoides tridactylus HR 3 sites (3?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 450-850 Breed. pop. size 10-100. Please check 

pairs 

population size assessments in SDFs. 

A241 Picoides tridactylus ME 5 sites (4?,0A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 50-90. Occurs in 

more existing sites in the Alpine region, 

e.g., near RS border where large site with 

species lies near border. 

A241 Picoides tridactylus MK 0 No site Species reported from IBAa River Radika 

catchment and Å ar Planina Mountain 

(North-West). 

A241 Picoides tridactylus RS 2 sites (0?,2A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 50-90. 2A sites 

mean that all nearly all population 

included? 

A242 Melanocorypha 

calandra 


calandra 


calandra 


calandra 


calandra 


calandra 

AL 6 sites (0?,1A,2B,2C,1D) Breeding: 5 sites, no 





pairs 

ME 9 sites (0?,0A,1B,1C,7D) Breeding: 7 sites, no 

count 

MK 11 sites (0?,0A,1B,4C,6D) Breeding: 844-2325 

pairs 


? 

IN MOD? 

SUF? CD 

IN MIN? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? 


EBCC atlas suggests breeding only in the SUF? 

Southern part. Could be sufficient, but 

please clarify, why 2C sites? 


RS+ME preed. pop. size 100-200. Delete 

double records from: ME0000002, 

ME0000005, ME0000006. 

Breed. pop. size 50000-100000. 

Population cover (1-2%) seems small, or 

one of values is incorrect? 

RS 0 No site RS+ME breed. pop. size 100-200. All 

breeders in ME? EBCC indicates 

breeding on the border with MK (MK sites 

are here, too)? Really absent? 

SUF? CD? 

? 

?




A243 Calandrella 

AL 5 sites (0?,0A,0B,1C,4D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 2000-5000. Does the ? 

brachydactyla 

current ASCI proposals reflect real 

distribution? Absent from Adriatic coast? 

Why only 1 ‘important’ site (C) proposed? 


brachydactyla 

BA 0 No site Absent? 


HR 7 sites (7?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 175-585 Breed. pop. size 100-500 SUF? 

brachydactyla 

pairs 


ME 6 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,5D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 130-250. Please ? CD 

brachydactyla 

delete double-record from ME0000006. 

Only i1B site - 2-15% of national 

population. More sites available? 


MK 9 sites (0?,0A,3B,4C,2D) Breeding: 312-1270 Breed. pop. size 10000-30000. According ? 

brachydactyla 

pairs 

to available data, population cover very 

low. Is this correct? 


RS 0 No site RS+ME breed. pop. size 130-250. ? 

brachydactyla 

Breeding only in ME? 

A246 Lullula arborea AL 21 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,8C,13D) 

Breeding: most sites, 

wintering max 200 

birds/site 

Breed. pop. size 3000-10000. Site 

distribution good. 8C sites indicate low 

population coverage? What looks the 

distribution pattern in AL? 

A246 Lullula arborea BA 0 No site EBCC atlas indicates breeding in many 

parts of the country. 

IN MAJOR? 

A246 Lullula arborea HR 17 sites 

Breeding: 5699-8776 Breed. pop. size 5000-10000. Population IN MIN? 

(17?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

cover good, but EBCC atlas indicates 

much wider distribution in the N-NW part 

of the country. Present in more existing 

sites? 

A246 Lullula arborea ME 15 sites (9?,0A,0B,1C,5D) Breeding: no count, RS+ME breed. pop. size 10000-50000. ? 


Only 1 site significant (C)? Widespread? 

Missing from the centre? 

A246 Lullula arborea MK 27 sites 

Breeding: 2475-7070 Breed. pop. size 5000-15000 SUF? 

(0?,0A,3B,14C,10D) pairs 

A246 Lullula arborea RS 41 sites 

Breeding: no 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 10000-50000. IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,1B,32C,8D) systematic count but 1 No sites in the North: does this reflect 

site up to 600 pairs actual distribution? EBCC atlas suggests 

more or less even distribution throughout 


?




the country? 

A255 Anthus campestris AL 10 sites (0?,1A,0B,4C,5D) Breeding: no 



A255 Anthus campestris BA 0 No site Considered present as a breeder (both 

BiE and EBCC). 

IN MAJOR? 

A255 Anthus campestris HR 19 sites 

Breeding: 12066-17209 Breed. pop. size 5000-10000. Please SUF? CD? 

(19?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

check population sizes in SDFs. 

A255 Anthus campestris ME 9 sites (2?,0A,2B,0C,5D) Breeding: no count, RS+ME breed. pop. size 3500-5000. IN MOD? 


A255 Anthus campestris MK 13 sites (0?,0A,6B,3C,4D) Breeding: 475-1625 

pairs 

A255 Anthus campestris RS 18 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,12C,3D) 

Breeding: no 

systematic count but 1 

site up to 200 pairs 

Present only in the Eastern part? 

Breed. pop. size 5000-20000. 

Widespread/dispersed? Still, 8-9% of 

population in ASCI network seems low. 


EBCC shows breeding only in the North 

while in the RS reports largest sites in the 

South, North being seemingly 

underrepresented. Gap in the centre? 

IN MOD? 

IN MOD? 

A272 Luscinia svecica AL 0 

A272 Luscinia svecica BA 0 

A272 Luscinia svecica HR 8 sites (8?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 30-100 pairs, 

also staging 


A272 Luscinia svecica ME 0 

A272 Luscinia svecica MK 0 

A272 Luscinia svecica RS 4 sites (0?,0A,2B,1C,1D) Breeding: 10 pairs Breed. pop. size 100-150. Low population 

coverage. Few relatively small sites. More 

sites known, e.g., along the HR border 

where there are larger sites with this 

species on HR side? 

IN MOD? 

A293 Acrocephalus 

melanopogon 


melanopogon 

AL 9 sites (0?,0A,0B,7C,2D) Wintering: no count All records 'rare' or 'very rare'. Should it 

be on the Reference List? 

BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about Please clarify status and the rationale of 

nature of presence. using 'C' category in site assessments. 


? 

?



melanopogon 


melanopogon 


melanopogon 


melanopogon 



HR 12 sites 

Breeding: 10-12 pairs; Breed. pop. size 10-20. Probably 

SUF? 

(12?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Winter: up to 6000 

inds/site 

sufficient. 

ME 0 No site Really absent? Few large sites (e.g., lake 

Skadar) lists species from the AL side of 

the border, but not from ME side. 

? 


RS 7 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,6D) Breeding: 35 pairs (one 

site); 6 sites wintering. 

A307 Sylvia nisoria AL 3 sites (0?,0A,0B,3C,0D) Breeding: 1 site, no 

count; others staging 

Breed. pop. size 70-100. More breeding 

sites available? 

Breed. pop. size 100-500. On the south 

border of the breeding distribution range. 

No other breeding sites known? 

A307 Sylvia nisoria BA 0 No site EBCC atlas indicates breeding, 

particularly in the North. 

IN MAJOR? 

A307 Sylvia nisoria HR 16 sites 

Breeding: 1287-2098 Breed. pop. size 5000-10000. Population SUF? 

(16?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

and distribution fairly covered. 

A307 Sylvia nisoria ME 8 sites (6?,0A,0B,0C,2D) Breeding: no count On the south border of the breeding 

distribution range. No other breeding sites 

known? 

? 

A307 Sylvia nisoria MK 1 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: 11-50 pairs Breed. pop. size 1000-2500. According to 

BiE, population cover seems low. More 

breeding sites known? 

? 

A307 Sylvia nisoria RS 7 sites (0?,1A,1B,5C,0D) Breeding:>2060 pairs Breed. pop. size 4500-6000. Sites 

scattered throughout the country 

unevenly. Is better coverage possible in 

the North? 

? 

A320 Ficedula parva AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-50. Please clarify the 

status. Not regular breeder? Reference 

List? 

A320 Ficedula parva BA 0 No site Please clarify the status. EBCC atlas has 

A320 Ficedula parva HR 4 sites (4?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 133-264 

pairs 

at least 2 breeding grids in BA. 


population and possibly range coverage. 

Distribution pattern? Present in more 

existing sites? 


? 

? 

? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MIN/ IN 

MOD?




A320 Ficedula parva ME 11 sites (7?,0A,0B,1C,3D) Breeding: 4 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 500-800. Do 

proposed sites reflect actual distribution: 

breeding in higher elevations and staging 

along the coast? 

? 

A320 Ficedula parva MK 2 sites (0?,0A,1B,1C,0D) Breeding: 1-5 pairs Marginal breeders (S margin of the 

distribution range). Probably sufficient 

SUF? 

A320 Ficedula parva RS 18 sites 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 500-800. Absent ? 

(0?,0A,5B,11C,2D) 

from the northern part (exc. 1 site) or lack 

of sites here? 

A321 Ficedula albicollis AL 11 sites (0?,0A,0B,7C,4D) Breeding: 1 site, others 

- staging 

Breed. pop. size 10-100. Is the one 

breeding site AL0000013 Morava holds 

most of this population? 

A321 Ficedula albicollis BA 0 No site BiE: considered present as a breeder. 

EBCC atlas shows breeding, at least in 

A321 Ficedula albicollis HR 17 sites 

(17?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A321 Ficedula albicollis ME 33 sites 

(13?,0A,0B,1C,19D) 

Breeding: 45650- 

110500 

A321 Ficedula albicollis MK 5 sites (0?,0A,1B,1C,3D) Breeding: 11-50 pairs, 

others- staging 

A321 Ficedula albicollis RS 33 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,21C,12D) 

A338 Lanius collurio AL 23 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,8C,12D) 

the northern part. 

Breed. pop. size 10000-50000. 

Apparently sufficient, but please check 

population estimates in SDFs, e.g., one 

site max 25000 pairs. Aren't these 

assessments too optimistic? 


Geographical coverage seems fair, 

please check population assessments 

(i.e., only 1 C?). 

Breeding: no count at 

each site but can be up 

to 20 pairs/site 


population coverage; also, can distribution 

of sites be improved? 


ASCI distribution good but IBA Obedska 

bara significantly larger than the 

corresponding Emerald site. Is this 

difference significant for the species? 

Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 5000-20000. 

Widespread in the region? ASCI 

distribution good. 


? 

IN MAJOR? 

SUF? CD 

SUF? CD 

IN MOD/ IN 

MIN? 

IN MOD? 

SUF?




A338 Lanius collurio BA 12 sites (0?,0A,0B,8C,4D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 20000-50000. Proposed IN MOD/ IN 

12 sites cannot cover a reasonable part of 

national population. ASCI distribution to 

be improved. Present in IBA Livno karst 

field; should be listed in the SDF of 

corresponding ASCI. 

MIN? 

A338 Lanius collurio HR 36 sites 

Breeding: 162252- Breed. pop. size 70000-150000. Please SUF? CD? 

(36?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 203180 pairs 

check population estimates in SDFs, e.g., 

one site max 40000 pairs, which is 

comparable with populations of many 

countries. Aren't these assessments too 

optimistic? 

A338 Lanius collurio ME 28 sites 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 70000-100000. ? 

(9?,0A,0B,1C,18D) 

No site in the central part? Is this an 

important gap? 

A338 Lanius collurio MK 30 sites 

Breeding: 2675-7380 Breed. pop. size 15000-50000. Population IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,4B,14C,12D) pairs 

coverage could be accepted for 

widespread species (14-17%), but one 

large IBA Pelagonia not proposed (200- 

500 pairs reported). 

A338 Lanius collurio RS 54 sites 

Breeding: no 


(0?,0A,1B,40C,13D) systematic count, but Few small differences between IBA and 

up to 1400 pairs/site ASCI polygons, but probably not very 

important? 

A339 Lanius minor AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 200-500. EBCC atlas 

also suggests breeding in different parts 

A339 Lanius minor BA 0 No site Considered present as a breeder. EBCC 

atlas also suggests breeding in different 

parts of BA. Present in IBA Livno karst 

A339 Lanius minor HR 22 sites 

(22?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

A339 Lanius minor ME 16 sites 

(5?,0A,0B,0C,11D) 


pairs 


of AL. 

field. 

Breed. pop. size 1000-1500. Check 

population estimates in SDF. No sites in 

the very NE? 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 400-500.No site 

in the central part? Is this an important 

gap? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MAJOR? 

IN MIN? 

?


A339 Lanius minor MK 13 sites 

(0?,0A,3B,10C,0D) 

A339 Lanius minor RS 22 sites 

(0?,1A,3B,14C,4D) 

A346 Pyrrhocorax 

pyrrhocorax 


pyrrhocorax 


pyrrhocorax 


pyrrhocorax 


pyrrhocorax 


pyrrhocorax 



Breeding: 171-630 Breed. pop. size 2000-5000. Population IN MOD? 

pairs 

coverage quite low. Would 2 large 

undesignated IBAs Pelagonia and OvÄ e 

Pole (MK019) improve the situation? 

Breeding: no 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 400-500. IN MOD? 

systematic count Coverage good, except in the North 

where EBCC atlas suggests good 

breeding population. E.g., IBA Suboticka 

jezera i pustare has significantly larger 

area than the corresponding ASCI. 

AL 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-50. Please clarify the 

status: permanent breeder? 

BA 0 No site 

HR 0 No site 

ME 1 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Breeding: no count Regular breeder? Reference List? ? 


RS 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 30-40 SUF? 

A379 Emberiza hortulana AL 11 sites (1?,0A,1B,2C,7D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 1000-2000. Present in 

more existing sites, e.g., AL part of Lake 

Skadar (occurs in ME)? Do current ASCIs 

A379 Emberiza hortulana BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


reflect the actual distribution? 

Please clarify the status. Occurs only in 

the South? But many sites in other 

countries just along E border. 

Breed. pop. size 1000-5000. EBCC atlas 

A379 Emberiza hortulana HR 10 sites 


(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) pairs 

shows breeding also in NE part of HR. 

A379 Emberiza hortulana ME 14 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,9D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 4500-6500. Is 

the gap in the centre important? Breeding 

habitats available? 


? 

? 

? 

IN MIN? 

?




A379 Emberiza hortulana MK 13 sites (0?,0A,6B,3C,4D) Breeding: 425-1200 Breed. pop. size 3000-10000. Population SUF? 

pairs 

and distribution generally covered? 

A379 Emberiza hortulana RS 27 sites 

Breeding: no 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 4500-6500. SR? 

(0?,0A,2B,21C,4D) systematic count Distribution fairly covered. Assessment 

indicates uncertainty in population cover, 

i.e. 4-72% 

A392 Phalacrocorax 

aristotelis 

desmarestii 


aristotelis 

desmarestii 


aristotelis 

desmarestii 


aristotelis 

desmarestii 


aristotelis 

desmarestii 


aristotelis 

desmarestii 


pygmaeus 


pygmaeus 


pygmaeus 

AL 4 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,2D) Breeding: 2-4 pairs (1 

site) 

BA 0 No site Absent? 


pairs 

Breed. pop. size 0-20. Regular breeder? 


Breed. pop. size 2500-5000. Distribution 

and population fairly covered? 

ME 

MK 

3 sites (2?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: no count Wintering population: 2 inds. Does this 

population merit site designation? 


RS 

AL 9 sites (0?,2A,4B,2C,1D) Breeding: 10-20 pairs; 

Wintering: 641-2602 

inds 



HR 9 sites (9?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 10-33; 

Wintering: 8 sites: 545- 

2300 inds 

Breed. pop. size 0-25; Wintering: 974- 

1914 inds. Population cover good, but IBA 

Karavasta Lagoon has larger area than 

the corresponding ASCI. Is this difference 

important for the species? 

Breed. pop. size 50-60. Occurs only in the 

South? Please clarify status. Delete 

double record for BA0000012. 

Breed. pop. size 10-25; Wintering: 500- 

1000 inds 


? 

SUF? 

? 

IN MOD/ IN 

MIN? 

? 

SUF?




A393 Phalacrocorax ME 11 sites (4?,1A,1B,1C,4D) Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 2400-2800; ? 

pygmaeus 

Wintering: 5000-15000 inds. Please 

clarify what share of this population is 

present in ME? 

A393 Phalacrocorax MK 4 sites (0?,4A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: >21-60 pairs; Breed. pop. size 100-150; wintering: IN MIN/ 

pygmaeus 

Wintering: >111-1000 3520-4000 inds. Population cover ca 25% INMOD? 

inds 

both breeding and wintering. Occurs in 

more sites? Present in IBA Lake Dojran in 

the South-East. 

A393 Phalacrocorax RS 7 sites (0?,1A,2B,3C,1D) Breeding: >205 pairs; RS+ME breed. pop. size 2400-2800; IN MOD? 

pygmaeus 

Wintering:>150-200 Wintering: 5000-15000 inds. Population 

inds 

cover poor. A number of IBAs in the North 

suggest how this could be improved. 

A395 Anser albifrons 

flavirostris 


flavirostris 


flavirostris 


flavirostris 


flavirostris 


flavirostris 

AL 

BA 

7 sites (0?,2A,2B,1C,2D) Wintering: from very 

rare to max 50 birds 

HR 

ME 

MK 

RS 

Is this sub-species really present? CD? 

A396 Branta ruficollis AL 2 sites (0?,1A,1B,0C,0D) Wintering: 2-4 inds. Wintering population: 0-2. Is this 

population significant. Exclude from the 

A396 Branta ruficollis BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


most sites. 



population. Is this population significant. 


A396 Branta ruficollis HR 0 No site Wintering population: 1-16. Is this 

population permanent/important? 

A396 Branta ruficollis ME 0 No site RS+ME wintering population: 10-50. Is 

this population permanent/important? 


? 

? 

? 

?




A396 Branta ruficollis MK 0 No site Wintering population: 12. Is this 

population permanent/important? 

? 

A396 Branta ruficollis RS 0 No site RS+ME wintering population: 10-50. Is 

this population permanent/important? 

? 

A397 Tadorna ferruginea AL 0 Breed. pop. size 0-5. Irregular breeder? 


A397 Tadorna ferruginea BE 

A397 Tadorna ferruginea HR 

A397 Tadorna ferruginea ME 

A397 Tadorna ferruginea MK 

A397 Tadorna ferruginea RS 

A401 Accipiter nisus 

granti 


granti 


granti 


granti 


granti 


granti 

AL 19 sites 

(0?,0A,2B,10C,7D) 

BA 

HR 

ME 

MK 

RS 

This sub-species is confined to Madeira 

and the Canary Islands. Please delete 

from the database. 

A402 Accipiter brevipes AL 11 sites (0?,0A,1B,4C,6D) Breeding: no real count Breed. pop. size 10-50. Population and 

distribution apparently covered? 

SUF? 

A402 Accipiter brevipes BA 0 No site Absent? 

A402 Accipiter brevipes HR 0 No site Breed. pop. size 1-10. Please clarify 

status. 

? 

A402 Accipiter brevipes ME 15 sites 

Breeding: 11 sites, no R+ME breed. pop. size 60-100 SUF? 

(1?,0A,2B,1C,11D) count 

A402 Accipiter brevipes MK 7 sites (0?,1A,5B,1C,0D) Breeding: 12-30 pairs Breed. pop. size 40-100. Population 

coverage can be improved, i.e. IBA 

Gradsko-Rosoman-Negotino not covered 

IN MOD? 


? 

CD


POPULATION (SDF) 1 COMMENTS (EBCC 2 , BiE 3 , IBA 4 ) 

by the ASCIs. 

PROPOSED 


A402 Accipiter brevipes RS 5 sites (0?,0A,4B,0C,1D) Breeding: >28 pairs R+ME breed. pop. size 60-100. Patchy 

distribution? Probably sufficient? 

SUF? 

A403 Buteo rufinus AL 12 sites (0?,0A,2B,5C,5D) Breeding: 8 sites, no Breed. pop. size 0-10. Permanent SUF? 

count 

breeding population? 

A403 Buteo rufinus BA 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,0D) No information about 


most sites. 

Please clarify status. ? 

A403 Buteo rufinus HR 

A403 Buteo rufinus ME 3 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,3D) Breeding: 2 sites RS+ME breed. pop. size 22-28. Why all 

sites 'D' = insignificant? Reference List? 

? 

A403 Buteo rufinus MK 17 sites 

Breeding: 30-67 pairs Breed. pop. size 50-80 Population cover IN MOD? 

(0?,0A,10B,6C,1D) 

and distribution good, but 2 IBAs (NE) are 

significantly larger than corresponding 

ASCIs. Are these differences important 

for the species? 

A403 Buteo rufinus RS 15 sites (0?,1A,4B,4C,6D) Breeding: 8 sites, no RS+ME breed. pop. size 22-28. IBA Stara ? 

systematic count planina-Vidlic (East) larger than the 

corresponding ASCI, is this important for 

the species? 

A404 Aquila heliaca AL 

A404 Aquila heliaca BA 

A404 Aquila heliaca HR 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-1. Permanent breeder? 


A404 Aquila heliaca ME 2 sites (1?,0A,0B,0C,1D) Wintering: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 2-4. Breeding in 

RS? If only 1?1D wintering sites: exclude 


A404 Aquila heliaca MK 10 sites (0?,1A,8B,1C,0D) Breeding: 20-39 pairs Breed. pop. size 35-45. A number of IBAs 

un the centre-North-East are larger than 

corresponding ASCIs or not covered by 


ASCIs. 

A404 Aquila heliaca RS 6 sites (0?,2A,1B,0C,3D) Breeding: 3 pairs RS+ME breed. pop. size 2-4. Distribution 

covered. IBA Fruska Gora (NW) slightly 

larger that corresponding ASCI. Is it 

important for the species? 

? 

? 

IN MOD? 

?




A412 Alectoris graeca 

saxatilis 

AL 16 sites (0?,0A,3B,6C,7D) Breeding: no count. Is this sub-species really present in AL? ? 


saxatilis 

BA 

A412 Alectoris graeca HR 16 sites 

Breeding: 3615-6440 Please confirm that described birds in ? 

saxatilis 

(16?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

these HR sites belong to this sub-species. 

Breeding population for Alectoris graeca: 

5000-10000 


saxatilis 

ME 


saxatilis 

MK 


saxatilis 

RS 

A414 Perdix perdix italica AL 7 sites (0?,0A,1B,4C,2D) Is this sub-species really present in AL? CD? 

A414 Perdix perdix italica BA 

A414 Perdix perdix italica HR 

A414 Perdix perdix italica ME 1 sites (0?,0A,1B,0C,0D) Is this sub-species really present in ME? CD? 

A414 Perdix perdix italica MK 

A414 Perdix perdix italica RS 

A415 Perdix perdix 

hispaniensis 


hispaniensis 


hispaniensis 


hispaniensis 


hispaniensis 

AL 

BA 

10 sites (0?,1A,0B,3C,6D) This sub-species is confined to Pyrenees. 

Please delete from the database. 

HR 

ME 

MK 


CD



hispaniensis 


syriacus 


syriacus 


syriacus 


syriacus 


syriacus 


syriacus 

RS 



AL 25 sites 

Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 1000-4000. Widespread SUF? 

(0?,0A,3B,10C,12D) 

in the region? Probably sufficient? 

BA 0 No site EBCC atlas suggests presence in several 

parts of BA. 

IN MAJOR? 

HR 10 sites 

Breeding: 59-123 pairs Breed. pop. size 500-1000. Is >10% ? 

(10?,0A,0B,0C,0D) 

population cover sufficient? Widespread 

in HR? 

ME 28 sites 


(9?,0A,0B,2C,17D) 

Good geographical coverage, probably 

sufficient. 

MK 22 sites 

Breeding: 506-1122 Breed. pop. size 3000-15000. Reported IN MIN? 

(0?,0A,0B,6C,16D) pairs 

from IBA River Radika catchment, please 

record in corresponding ASCI SDF. 

RS 38 sites 

Breeding: no 


(0?,0A,1B,29C,8D) systematic count Fair geographical coverage. Site 

assessments: 2-73% population included. 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum AL 4 sites (0?,0A,1B,3C,0D) Breeding: >10-20 pairs Breed. pop. size 1000-3000. Low 

population coverage. EBCC atlas marks 

breeding, particularly in the South. 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum BA 0 Absent? 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum HR 5 sites (5?,0A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 107-245 Breed. pop. size 500-700. Distribution 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum ME 10 sites 

(0?,0A,0B,0C,10D) 

pairs 

pattern? Is 21-35% protection sufficient? 

Breeding: no count RS+ME breed. pop. size 5-10. Please 

delete double-records from ME000000D 

and ME000000B. 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum MK 3 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,1D) Breeding: 3-11 pairs Breed. pop. size 500-3000. Low 

population coverage. Few IBAs in centrenorth 

differ in area with corresponding 

A439 Hippolais olivetorum RS 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 site, no 

count 

A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

AL 6 sites (0?,0A,0B,2C,4D) Breeding: 2 sites; 

others -staging 

ASCIs, one IBA is not designated. 

RS+ME breed. pop. size 5-10. Probably 

sufficient. 

Breed. pop. size 0-100. Is this permanent 

breeding population? Reference List? 

IN MOD? 


? 

SUF? 

IN MOD? 

SUF? 

?


A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

A442 Ficedula 

semitorquata 

BA 

HR 

ME 



MK 0 No site Breed. pop. size 100-1000. EBCC atlas 

shows breeding in SE. 

IN MAJOR? 

RS 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Breeding: 1 site Is this permanent breeding area? SUF? 

A511 Falco cherrug AL 

A511 Falco cherrug BA 

A511 Falco cherrug HR 0 No site Breed. pop. size 5-10. EBCC atlas has 1 

grid in the NW corner. Please clarify 

A511 Falco cherrug ME 

A511 Falco cherrug MK 0 No site Breed. pop. size 0-3. Please clarify status: 

no permanent breeding? IBA Demir 

Kapija Gorge reports non-breeders, but 

these wouldn'y be a subject for site 


status. 

designation? 

A511 Falco cherrug RS 6 sites (0?,1A,5B,0C,0D) Breeding: no count Breed. pop. size 52-64. IBAs are larger 

than all of the proposed ASCIs. Review 

boundaries? 

A515 Glareola nordmanni AL 

A515 Glareola nordmanni BA 

A515 Glareola nordmanni HR 

A515 Glareola nordmanni ME 

A515 Glareola nordmanni MK 1 sites (0?,1A,0B,0C,0D) Staging: 1-5 Is this presence significant? Exclude from 


A515 Glareola nordmanni RS 

A601 Puffinus puffinus 

yelkouan 

AL 

? 

? 

IN MOD? 

?



yelkouan 


yelkouan 


yelkouan 


yelkouan 


yelkouan 

20000 waterbirds 

(A4iii) 


(A4iii) 


(A4iii) 


(A4iii) 


(A4iii) 


(A4iii) 

1% population 

threshold (B1 i-iii) 

1% population 


1% population 


1% population 


1% population 


BA 



HR 0 No site IBAs Lastovsko otočje and Pučinski otoci 

report presence: is this important? 

ME 2 sites (0?,0A,0B,0C,2D) No information about Are these D sites important? Exclude 

MK 


most sites. 


RS 

AL 3 IBAs qualifying, all covered by ASCIs SUF? 

BA 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 

incomplete inventory 

SR? 

HR 4 IBAs qualifying, all covered by ASCIs SUF? 

ME 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 


MK 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 


RS No IBAs meeting this criterion 


? 

? 

SR? 

SUF? 

AL 6 IBAs qualifying, all covered by ASCIs SUF? 

BA 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 


SR? 


ME 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 


MK 1 IBA qualifying, covered by ASCIs. But 


SR? 

SUF?




1% population RS 13 IBAs qualifying. At least 6 of those IN MOD? 


IBAs in the North, namely Jazovo-Mokrin, 

Clano kopovo, Udzinski ribnjak, Dubovac- 

Ram, Derdapska klisura and Mala vrbica 

are covered partly by ASCI or are absent 

from Emerald network. 

5000 storks or 3000 

raptors (B1iv) 











AL No IBAs meeting this criterion 

BA No IBAs meeting this criterion 


ME No IBAs meeting this criterion 

MK No IBAs meeting this criterion 

RS No IBAs meeting this criterion

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