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The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2006-2008	6,000 individuals	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2006-2008	11,000-28,000 individuals	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2005-2007	30-39 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	2004-2007	29-36 males	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2009	8,000 individuals	C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995-2003	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2006-2007	46-53 males	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	29-45 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	2009	1,500 individuals	C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2004-2009	7-115 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2004-2007	282-453 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2004-2007	59-92 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2004-2008	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	10-15 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2004-2007	60-90 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	53,000-68,000 individuals	C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Crane Grus grus	5,562	10,045	individuals	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Stawy Milickie	Rezerwat Przyrody	10
1987	Olszyny Niezgodzkie	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1987	Wydymacz	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1991	Las Pardoliñski	Nature Monument	<1
1995	Milicz Fishponds Nature Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	10
1996	Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Baryczy	Park Krajobrazowy	100
1996	Dolina Baryczy	Landscape Park	100
2000	Dolina Baryczy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2001	Ostoja nad Baryczą	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	37
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	31
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	20
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	12

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	47
fisheries/aquaculture	25
forestry	23
urban/industrial/transport	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barycz river valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barycz-river-valley-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.