PL125
Lower Skawa River Valley


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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding 2007-2009 30 breeding pairs C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 2007-2009 280 breeding pairs C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 2007-2009 400-524 breeding pairs C6

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 (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 not assessed very high negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high
Biological resource use happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Natural system modifications likely in short term (within 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Energy production and mining happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Some of site covered (10-49%) Not assessed Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1959 Żaki Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1996 Przeciszów Rezerwat Przyrody 1
2004 Dolina Dolnej Skawy Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 71

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial 49
Wetlands (inland) 22
Grassland 17
Forest 6
Other 6
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Skawa River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-skawa-river-valley-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.