Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage (2008) | 15,300 birds | C3 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (2007) | 5–15 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage (2008–2009) | 4,000–11,000 males | C2 |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (2008) | 90 birds | C1 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | breeding (1999) | 20–60 pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2006–2008) | 20,000–50,000 birds | C4 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2011 | good | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | 38 / 38 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | 1,000 / 1,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | 60,000 / 60,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | 3,000 / 3,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 20,000 / 20,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 30,000 / 30,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 42 / 42 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 8 / 8 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 32 / 32 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | 2,500 / 2,500 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 80 / 80 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Corncrake Crex crex | 94 / 94 (males) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Crane Grus grus | 28 / 28 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Crane Grus grus | 1,120 / 1,120 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | 12 / 12 (males) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | 25 / 25 (males) | 100 | good | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus | 4 / 4 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus | 32 / 32 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | 8,000 / 8,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | 141 / 141 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 50 / 50 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 25 / 25 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | 944 / 944 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 19 / 19 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 38 / 38 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | 100 / 100 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | 30 / 30 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 4 / 4 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | 12 / 12 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | 19 / 19 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jezioro Szczawińskie | Rezerwat Przyrody (IV) | 4 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Przysowia and Sludwia River valley (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/przysowia-and-sludwia-river-valley-iba-poland on 25/12/2024.