PL055
Slup reservoir


Country/territory: Poland

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i (2000)
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Area: 500 ha

Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków

Site description (baseline)
A storage reservoir on the Nysa Szalona river, 5 km north-west of the town of Jawor, situated in an area of farmland. It consists of two water-bodies joined by a narrow channel, the Gardziel. The larger water-body, Zbiornik Dolny, is adjacent to a dam near the village of S³up and has small patches of willow Salix scrub along its eastern and southern banks. The smaller one, Zbiornik Górny, is situated close to a backwater, near Stary Jawor, and has reedbeds Phragmites, islands and patches of Salix scrub. The whole area floods in spring, creating large expanses of shallow water and silt.

Key biodiversity
Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (two pairs).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slup reservoir. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/982 on 06/06/2023.