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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	5-10 males	C6
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996-2009	350-450 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1999-2009	100-120 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1996-2009	90-110 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1996-2009	170-230 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2004-2009	11-13 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1999-2009	15-20 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1999-2009	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2004-2009	400-600 breeding pairs	C6

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
1959	Torfowisko pod Węglińcem	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1965	Buczyna Szprotawska	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1970	Żurawie Bagno	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1985	Bory Dolnośląskie	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	12
1988	Bory Dolnośląskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1994	Torfowisko Borówki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1997	Przemkowski Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	9
1998	Dolina Czarnej Wody	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	1
2001	Uroczyska Borów Dolnośląskich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2001	Park Krajobrazowy Łuk Mużakowa	Park Krajobrazowy	1
2001	Buczyna Piotrowicka	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2001	Buczyna Szprotawsko-Piotrowicka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2002	Wrzosowisko Przemkowskie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2003	Dolina Szprotawki	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	1
2003	Dolina Bobru	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	1
2004	Żwirownie w Starej Olesznej	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Wrzosowiska Świętoszowsko-Ławszowskie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2006	Czarne Stawy	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2006	Wrzosiec koło Piasecznej	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2006	Dolina Dolnej Kwisy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2007	Przygiełkowiska Koło Gozdnicy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2008	Wilki nad Nysą	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2008	Jelonek Przemkowski	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Gałuszki w Chocianowie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Dąbrowy Kliczkowskie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Pieńska Dolina Nysy Łużyckiej	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Przygiełkowe Moczary	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2013	Zacisze	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		74
Artificial/Terrestrial		24
Other		1
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Silesia Forests (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-silesia-forests-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.