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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995-2002	50-80 males	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1995-2003	30-50 males	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1995-2002	60-100 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2004-2009	25-28 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	20,000 individuals	C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ujście Noteci	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,995	protected area overlaps with site	3,736
Santockie Zakole	Rezerwat Przyrody	456	protected area contained by site	0
Puszcza Notecka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	178,256	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Puszcza Drawska	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	46,400	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Pojezierze Puszczy Noteckiej	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	10,994	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Jeziora Gościmskie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,996	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dolina Warty i Dolnej Noteci	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	31,766	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dolina Dolnej Noteci	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24,944	protected area contains site	24,320

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Other		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Notec River Valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.