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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2004-2009	200-600 individuals	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2004-2009	3,000-8,000 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2004-2009	3,000-35,000 individuals	C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage	2004-2009	30,000-50,000 individuals	C3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	2004-2009	30,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2004-2009	20,000-40,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2004-2009	22,000 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	2004-2009	50,000-90,000 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2004-2009	54,000 individuals	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005-2009	70-90 males	C1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2004-2009	14,000 individuals	C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	2004-2009	2,000-5,000 individuals	C2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2005-2009	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	8-10 breeding pairs	C1
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1995-2003	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	135,000-250,000 individuals	C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2004-2009	150,000 individuals	C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Very little or no conservation action taking place	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zalew Szczeciński	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	47,195	protected area overlaps with site	47,195
Woliński Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	10,908	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wolin i Uznam	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30,792	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wolin i Uznam	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	10,937	protected area overlaps with site	0
Uroczyska w Lasach Stepnickich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,750	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ujscie Odry i Zalew Szczecinski	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	52,573	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ujście Odry i Zalew Szczeciński	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	52,612	protected area overlaps with site	43,015
Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	52,467	protected area overlaps with site	43,015
Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	30,703	protected area overlaps with site	1,428
Puszcza Goleniowska	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,039	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ostoja Wkrzańska	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,576	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ostoja Goleniowska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,419	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Olszanka	Rezerwat Przyrody	1,355	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Łąki Skoszewskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,083	protected area contained by site	9,083
Delta Świny	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,008	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Czarnocin im. prof. Janiny Jasnowskiej	Rezerwat Przyrody	419	protected area contained by site	0
Białodrzew Kopicki	Rezerwat Przyrody	11	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Szczecin lagoon. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.