PL147
Widawa and Olesnica 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
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

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2008 Lasy Grędzińskie Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 51


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 22/11/2024.