Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large lake with a moderate level of nutrients, bordered to the south and west by extensive chalk fens and meadows, and to the east by adjoining alder
Alnus forest. The P³onia river goes through the lake and flows into D¹bie lake. The lake is a drinking water reservoir for the city of Szczecin and also supports a fishery.
Up to 12,000-14,000
Anser fabalis and
A. albifrons stage here in autumn, with up to 1,500 such birds in winter. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla (one pair feeds in the area, nesting nearby),
Crex crex (one pair),
Acrocephalus paludicola (nine singing males).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Pollution from agricultural sources affects drinking water and poses a threat to the site.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Miedwie site (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/miedwie-site-iba-poland on 24/12/2024.
