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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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1998-2000	1,700 individuals	C2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2007-2009	200-250 males	C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2008	7,000 individuals	C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2008	20,000 individuals	C4

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 (2008) is shown below.

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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Slowinska Site	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	1
-	Klukowe Lêgi	Nature Reserve	1
-	Bory Torfowe	Nature Reserve	<1
-	Z_arnowisko	Nature Reserve	4
-	Slowinska Site	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	96
-	Klukowe Buki	Nature Reserve	<1
-	Wyspa Kamienna na jeziorze Gardno	Nature Reserve	<1
-	Z_arnowskie Lêgi	Nature Reserve	1
-	Slowinska Site	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	1
-	Jezioro Do_gie Ma_e	Nature Reserve	<1
-	S_owiñskie B_ota	Nature Reserve	1
-	Gardnieñskie Lêgi	Nature Reserve	1
-	Rowok__	Nature Reserve	3
1967	Słowiński Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	95
1976	Slowinski	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1976	Mierzeja Sarbska	Rezerwat Przyrody	18
1977	Moroszka Bielawskiego Blota	Nature Reserve	<1
1979	Łąck	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1981	Śliże	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1982	Olszyna Łyczyńska	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1995	Slowinski National Park (Slowinski Park Narodowy)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	94
2001	Ostoja Słowińska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Pobrzeże Słowińskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2005	Ostoja Slowinska	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	96

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		60
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	28
Grassland		7
Marine Intertidal		5
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Heathland	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	48
fisheries/aquaculture	25
tourism/recreation	17
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slowinska Site (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slowinska-site-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.