Kompleks Kamchia   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002045)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 10300.56 hectares

Location:
1. District: Varna, Municipality: Dolni chiflik, Locality: Dolni chiflik, Goren chiflik, Grozdyovo, Nova Shipka, Novo Oryahovo, Pchelnik, Shkorpilovtsi, Staro Oryahovo, Venelin
2. District: Varna, Municipality: Аvren, Locality: Bliznatsi, Dabravino, Kamchia, Kitka, Krusha, Ravna gora, Sadovo

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Varna - ul."Jan Palah" 4

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-354 from 03.05.2012 2-1-2045-354-2012

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of the habitats of the birds under item 2 to reach their favorable conservation status;
2. Restoration of the habitats of the birds under item 2, which is necessary to reach their improve the favorable conservation status.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 3 from Biological Diversity Act: Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica), Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii), Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta),Great White Egret (Egretta alba), Purple Heron(Ardea purpurea), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii), Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca), Smew (Mergus albellus), Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus), Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Levant sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), Merlin (Falco columbarius), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Common Crane (Grus grus), Little Crake (Porzana parva), Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus), Little Gull (Larus minutus), Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei), Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia), Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis), Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Little Tern (Sterna albifrons), Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus), Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla), Woodlark (Lullula arborea), Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka), Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena), Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Garganey (Anas querquedula), Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), Common Pochard (Aythya ferina), Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra), Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Grey Plove (Pluvialis squatarola), Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), Sanderling (Calidris alba), Little Stint (Calidirs minuta), Curlew Sandpiper (Calidirs ferruginea), Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus), Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata), Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus), Common Gull (Larus canus), European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans), European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Sand Martin (Riparia riparia), Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
2. It is prohibited to use pesticides and fertilizers in meadows, pastures and grassland;
3. It is prohibited mowing of cane in the period from 1 march to 15 august;
4. It is prohibited setting on fire cane massif and coastal vegetation;
5. It is prohibited the construction of wind generators for electricity, except those for which at the date of promulgation of the arrest in the ''Official Gazette" has started proceedings under Chapter Six of the Law for Environmental Protection and / or art. 31 of the Law for Biodiversity. The regime does not apply to wind generators used as their own sources of electricity.
6. It is prohibited the construction of new photovoltaic systems for electricity in pastures, meadows and grassland, except those for which at the date of promulgation of the arrest in the ''Official Gazette" has started proceedings under Chapter Six of the Law for Environmental Protection and / or art. 31 of the Law for Biodiversity.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Protected Site: Longoza
2. Reserve: Kamchia

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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