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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large storage reservoir situated in a hilly agricultural landscape, used to control water-flow for navigation on the Odra river. It is surrounded by arable land and two small broadleaved forests. Gravel is extracted by mechanical diggers. The area is also used for hunting and angling.
The largest roosting place for migrating and wintering
Anser fabalis in Poland.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Birds are disturbed by recreation/tourism (including anglers), by gravel excavators working on the reservoir, and by hunting.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mietkow reservoir (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mietkow-reservoir-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.
