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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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	2005-2007	90,000-120,000 individuals	C3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	winter	2005-2007	14,000-20,000 individuals	C3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	winter	1988-1993	200-1,100 individuals	C3
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	winter	2005-2007	500-1,000 individuals	C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005-2007	200,000-250,000 individuals	C4

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Central Polish coastal waters	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	94
-	Central Polish coastal waters	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	5
-	Central Polish coastal waters	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	5
1967	Słowiński Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	6
1981	Pas Pobrzeża na Wschód od Ustki	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	<1
1999	Widowo	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2001	Ostoja Słowińska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2002	Piaśnickie Łąki	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2002	Białogóra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Jezioro Bukowo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Ostoja Slowinska	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	6
2006	Przybrzezne Wody Baltyku	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100
2006	Widowo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Jezioro Kopań	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Przybrzeżne wody Bałtyku	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Klify Poddębskie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Polish coastal waters (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-polish-coastal-waters-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.