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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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	8 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2007-2009	122-210 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 (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	2,896	2,375	breeding pairs	83	near favourable
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	68	125	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Gostynińsko-Włocławski Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	100
2004	Żwirownia Skoki	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	82

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		62
Wetlands (inland)		35
Forest		2
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skoki Gravel-Pit (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skoki-gravel-pit-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.