Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of small lakes (the largest, We³tyñ, covering 360 ha) which are surrounded by cultivated fields, meadows, pastures and small stands of beech
Fagus. Some of the lakes have small islands with bushy vegetation and small patches of reed
Phragmites.
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (one breeding pair),
Haliaeetus albicilla (one pair feeds in the area, nesting nearby).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water pollution from agriculture is a threat, as are drainage and recreation.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Weltyn lakes (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/weltyn-lakes-iba-poland on 27/12/2024.
