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

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
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	3
-	Szczecin lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	77
1960	Woliński Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy (II)	1
1974	Czarnocin im. prof. Janiny Jasnowskiej	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	1
1985	Białodrzew Kopicki	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	<1

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

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 22/12/2024.