Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information One of the most important places in Poland for roosting geese Anser and Grus grus on autumn passage, with up to 40,000-45,000 Anser fabalis and A. albifrons in the area.

Site description The valley of the Odra river between Kostrzyn town, Szczeciñski lagoon (c.150 km long) and D¹bie lake. At its widest part the Odra has two main channels˜the Eastern Odra and the Regalica. The area between the main channels is a marshy plain with oxbow lakes and many smaller channels, and is covered by fens, seasonally flooded meadows, swamps and riparian forest. D¹bie lake is a large, shallow delta-lake (5,600 ha, up to 4 m deep). Human activities include boat traffic, cattle-grazing and haymaking, angling, and hunting.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Cedynski Park Krajobrazowy	Landscape Park	30,850	protected area contained by site	30,850
Dolina Dolnej Odry	Landscape Park	6,009	protected area contained by site	6,009
Dolina Dolnej Odry - PLB320003	Birds Directive	61,648	protected area overlaps with site	54,527
Dolna Odra - PLH320037	Habitats Directive	29,536	protected area overlaps with site	25,710
Kurowskie Bóota	Nature Reserve	31	protected area contained by site	31
Ostoja Cedynska - PLB320017	Birds Directive	20,871	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Puszcza Goleniowska - PLB320012	Birds Directive	25,039	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ujscie Warty - PLC080001	Birds Directive	33,297	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

Land use

Management considerations Heavy water-pollution is a threat, originating from agriculture, industry (chemical, harbour operations, ships and energy) and domestic sewage (from local and upstream sources). Disturbance of birds also occurs.

Protection status National Partial International None31 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Kurowskie B³ota, 31 ha). 30,850 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Park (Cedyñski, 30,850 ha). 6,009 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Park (Dolina Dolnej Odry, 6,009 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Odra river valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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