PL030
Druzno lake


IBA Justification

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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 2001-2002 3,000-7,000 individuals C3
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 2008 170 breeding pairs C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 2008 70 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2007-2008 10,000-20,000 individuals C4

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


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 near favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Reference Actual Units % remaining Result
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 3,900 4,000 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 170 240 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 70 50 breeding pairs 72 near 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1967 Jezioro Drużno Rezerwat Przyrody 43
1985 Jeziora Drużno Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 90
2002 Ostoja Drużno Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 43
2002 Druzno Lake Nature Reserve Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance -
2004 Jezioro Drużno Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 84

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs 74
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 19
Grassland Humid grasslands 4
Artificial/Terrestrial 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 80
fisheries/aquaculture 10
tourism/recreation 10
hunting -


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