PL169
Sredzka Struga and Maskawa River Valley


IBA Justification

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
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding (2008–2009) 70–94 pairs C6

IBA Conservation

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 poor

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Little Crake Zapornia parva 11 / 11 (males) 100 good
Ixobrychus minutus 10 / 10 (pairs) 100 good
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 142 / 142 (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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Żerkowsko-Czeszewski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy (V) 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sredzka Struga and Maskawa River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sredzka-struga-and-maskawa-river-valley-iba-poland on 25/12/2024.