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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2004-2009	200-600 individuals	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2004-2009	3,000-8,000 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2004-2009	3,000-35,000 individuals	C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	1993	30,000 individuals	C3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage	2004-2009	30,000-50,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2004-2009	20,000-40,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2004-2009	22,000 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2004-2009	54,000 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	2004-2009	50,000-90,000 individuals	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005-2009	70-90 males	C1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2004-2009	14,000 individuals	C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	2004-2009	2,000-5,000 individuals	C2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2005-2009	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	8-10 breeding pairs	C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1995-2003	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	135,000-250,000 individuals	C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2004-2009	150,000 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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Very little or no conservation action taking place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	3
-	Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	77
1960	Woliński Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	1
1974	Czarnocin im. prof. Janiny Jasnowskiej	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1985	Białodrzew Kopicki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2001	Ujście Odry i Zalew Szczeciński	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77
2001	Wolin i Uznam	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2004	Zalew Szczeciński	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	84
2004	Łąki Skoszewskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16
2005	Wolin i Uznam	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	3
2009	Ujscie Odry i Zalew Szczecinski	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	100
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	40
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Szczecin lagoon (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/szczecin-lagoon-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.