Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA Criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C4 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 16,820 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | very high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large lake with a moderate level of nutrients, bordered to the south and west by extensive chalk fens and meadows, and to the east by adjoining alder Alnus forest. The P³onia river goes through the lake and flows into D¹bie lake. The lake is a drinking water reservoir for the city of Szczecin and also supports a fishery.
Key biodiversity
Up to 12,000-14,000 Anser fabalis and A. albifrons stage here in autumn, with up to 1,500 such birds in winter. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (one pair feeds in the area, nesting nearby), Crex crex (one pair), Acrocephalus paludicola (nine singing males).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Miedwie site. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/12/2019.
