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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	passage	2002-2008	875 individuals	C2
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2002-2008	2,160 individuals	C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2002-2008	4,000-5,000 individuals	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	2002-2008	37,800 individuals	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2002-2008	25,400 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2002-2008	32,500 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2002-2008	920 individuals	C2
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2002-2008	460 individuals	C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage	1991-2003	3,000-5,000 individuals	C3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	2002-2008	7,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2002-2008	43,300 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1995-1999	1,000-5,000 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	2002-2008	4,100 individuals	C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2002-2008	8,600 individuals	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2008	360-380 males	C1, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2004-2008	30-40 males	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2002-2008	16,000 individuals	C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	110-120 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2004-2008	39-45 males	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	2004-2008	1,500 individuals	C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2004-2008	10-32 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2004-2008	120-140 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	65-75 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2004-2008	19-20 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	20-25 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2004-2008	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	2 breeding pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	2004-2008	3-7 males	C1
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2004-2008	45-55 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2002-2008	50,000-150,000 individuals	C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2002-2008	25,000-55,000 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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1957	Bielinek	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1965	Kurowskie Bóota	Nature Reserve	<1
1966	Kurowskie Błota	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1973	Wzgórze Widokowe nad Międzyodrzem	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1976	Kanał Kwiatowy	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1985	Wrzosowiska Cedyńskie im. inż. Wiesława Czyżewskiego	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1993	Cedyński Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	53
1993	Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Dolnej Odry	Park Krajobrazowy	10
1993	Dolina Dolnej Odry	Landscape Park	10
1997	Park Krajobrazowy Ujście Warty	Park Krajobrazowy	4
1998	A Dębno-Gorzów	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	1
2001	Dolna Odra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44
2007	Dolina Dolnej Odry	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	94
2012	Słoneczne Wzgórza	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	31
Grassland	Humid grasslands	25
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	24
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	19
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	55
agriculture	30
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Odra river valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-odra-river-valley-iba-poland on 25/11/2024.