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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2008	100 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2008	196-215 males	C1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding	2008	46-56 breeding pairs	C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2008	26 breeding pairs	C1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2008	5-6 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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Roller Coracias garrulus	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Doliny Omulwi i Płodownicy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2008	Bory Chrobotkowe Karaska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Bory bagienne i torfowiska Karaska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Mesophile grasslands	43
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Ruderal land	31
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	24
Other		1
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Omulew and Plodownica Rivers Valleys (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/omulew-and-plodownica-rivers-valleys-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.