PL147
Widawa and Olesnica 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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (2006–2009) 12,000 individuals C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2006–2009) 21,000 individuals C4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Widawa and Olesnica River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/widawa-and-olesnica-river-valley-iba-poland on 14/01/2025.