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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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	2008	226 breeding pairs	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	2007-2008	3-9 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	2004-2008	215 breeding pairs	C6

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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	226	30	breeding pairs	14	very unfavourable
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	215	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Stawy w Brzeszczach	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		35
Wetlands (inland)		24
Forest		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brzeszcze ponds (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brzeszcze-ponds-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.