Near threatened species include black-headed ibis, Asian dowitcher, lesser flamingo, spoonbill, darter and painted stork. The wetlands feature several osprey nests, spoonbill and darters. From a distance, untrained eyes can also confuse it with the roseate spoonbill. The roseate spoonbill is long, with a wingspan and a body mass of . Other notable visitors include spoonbill, Sandwich tern and Eurasian whimbrel. The straw-necked ibis ("Threskiornis spinicollis") is a bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. Three species of ibis and a single species of spoonbill have been recorded in Georgia. European spoonbill and Audouin's gull winter in the park. This April 2020 a pair of spoonbill sandpiper have been spotted at the reserve. Some of these are globally endangered species such as Black-faced Spoonbill. An international action plan for the Eurasian Spoonbill was adopted in 2008. The African spoonbill begins breeding in the winter, which lasts until spring. The African spoonbill is almost unmistakable through most of its range. The six species of spoonbill are distributed over much of the world. It has no crest, unlike the common spoonbill.