Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA criteria met: A4iii, B2 (2000)
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Area: 950 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A pond complex with adjacent wet meadows, riverine forests and arable land, situated between the Wisznia river (the San tributary) and the Bucowski Canal near to the Polish-Ukrainian border. Most of the pond area is overgrown with submerged pondweed Potamogeton, floating water-lilies Nymphaea and fringing belts of reed Phragmites. The ponds are intensively used for fish-farming.
Key biodiversity
An important area for waterbirds migrating along the Wis³a (Vistula), San and Dniestr rivers, with up to 10,000-40,000 staging here in autumn, mainly Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya ferina, Fulica atra, Vanellus vanellus and Larus ridibundus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (3-4 pairs), Haliaeetus albicilla (one non-breeding bird), Crex crex.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Starzawa ponds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/starzawa-ponds-iba-poland on 26/09/2023.
