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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
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2004-2009	5-7 breeding pairs	C6

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 (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Milvus migrans	7	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1954	Łacha Jelcz	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Kanigóra	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Grodzisko Ryczyńskie	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Zwierzyniec	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Grodzisko Ryczyñskie	Nature Reserve	<1
1999	Stobrawski Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	18
2002	Grądy w Dolinie Odry	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34
2007	Grądy Odrzańskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land	44
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	25
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	25
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	4
Other		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	40
fisheries/aquaculture	10
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oak-hornbeam forests in the Odra valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oak-hornbeam-forests-in-the-odra-valley-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.