PL154
Wloszczowa Basin


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 2003-2009 3 breeding pairs C6
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2004-2008 170-200 males C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2002-2009 13-20 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 2004-2009 42-48 males C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding 2004-2009 17-22 breeding pairs C1
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 2002-2009 70-90 breeding pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 2000-2009 5-7 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Reference Actual Units % remaining Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 3 5 breeding pairs 100 favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1959 Bukowa Góra Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1971 Oleszno Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1981 Ługi Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1988 Przedborski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy 15
1990 Murawy Dobromierskie Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1991 Piskorzeniec Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1995 Włoszczowsko-Jędrzejowski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 25
1995 Miechowsko-Działoszycki Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 1
1996 Chęcińsko-Kielecki Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy 2
1996 Czarna Rózga Rezerwat Przyrody <1
2001 Ostoja Przedborska Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 8
2001 Suchy Młyn Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2001 Wzgórza Chęcińsko-Kieleckie Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2001 Chęcińsko-Kielecki Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu <1
2002 Przedborski (świętokrzyskie) Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 7
2002 Przedborski (łódzkie) Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 4
2005 Kępina Rezerwat Przyrody <1
2008 Źródła Rajecznicy Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2008 Białka Lelowska Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2009 Dolina Górnej Pilicy Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 8
2009 Piliczański Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 4
2009 Dolina Białej Nidy Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4
2009 Ostoja Gaj Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1


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