Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C4 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 8,893 hectares (88.93 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | good | very high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
A delta (growing in the direction of Szczeciñski lagoon) which contains natural and artificial channels of the Œwina river, with numerous islands. The site also covers the south-west coast of Wolin island and the south-east part of Uznam island adjoining the Piastowski channel. The plant community is very rich. Most of the forest is old-growth (130-150 years), dominated by alder Alnus, mixed birch/oak Betula/Quercus and beech/oak Fagus/Quercus. Open areas are dominated by saltmarsh, rush Scirpus and reedbeds Phragmites. The latter completely cover some islets and almost all shores of the other islands. A very small area is used as arable land.
Key biodiversity
A very attractive area for breeding, migrating and wintering birds with very rich food sources available. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (two pairs). A total of 140 bird species have been recorded breeding.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta of the Swina river (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-of-the-swina-river-iba-poland on 23/12/2024.