JP046Shintsutsumi reservoir

Site Description

Artificial landscapes (terrestrial); Wetlands

Shintsutsumi, together with Ohtsutsumi are located in a plain along the Kitakamigawa river in the southwest of Iwate Prefecture. Around the site are residential areas, schools, athletic grounds and paddy fields.

Area & Coordinates

60ha 39°16′N 141°07′E
region: Tohoku

Designation Type

Wildlife Protection Area (Local)

Protection Status

Unprotected

Conservation issues

Industrialization/urbanization

Birds

Breeding visitor

Alcedo atthis, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Motacilla alba , Anas poecilorhyncha,

Winter visitor

Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus columbianus , Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas poecilorhyncha, Aythya fuligula, Anas penelope, Anas crecca, Bucephala clangula, Mergus merganser, Mergus albellus, Calidris alpina