PL169
Sredzka Struga and Maskawa River Valley


IBA Justification

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
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 2008-2009 70-94 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


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 favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population poor

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1994 Żerkowsko-Czeszewski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy 20
1995 Bagna Średzkie Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 9
2008 Dolina Średzkiej Strugi Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 30


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 23/11/2024.