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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2006-2009	50-60 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	100-360 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2006-2009	150 males	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2004-2008	10-30 males	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2005-2008	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2009	33-35 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2006-2009	13-14 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2006-2009	8-10 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2006-2009	65-80 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2006-2009	33-36 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	2009	400-800 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2006-2009	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2005-2009	100-200 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
Corncrake Crex crex	120	150	males	100	favourable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	15	35	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	8	14	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	5	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	80	80	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	40	36	breeding pairs	90	near favourable
Woodlark Lullula arborea	1,500	1,500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	200	200	breeding pairs	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Czartowe Pole	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Nad Tanwią	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1958	Szum	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1975	Obary	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1987	Roztoczański Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu (woj. podkarpackie)	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	5
1988	Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Solskiej	Park Krajobrazowy	37
1991	Szczebrzeszyński Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	2
1998	Bukowy Las	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2004	Puszcza Solska	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Dolina Dolnej Tanwi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2009	Uroczyska Puszczy Solskiej	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	85
Grassland		10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	85
agriculture	10
water management	5
hunting	-

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