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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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2004-2009	650-700 individuals	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2004-2009	550-600 individuals	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2004-2009	10,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2004-2009	12,000 individuals	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2009	122 males	C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2004-2009	6,650 individuals	C2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding	2009	10 breeding pairs	C1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	2004-2009	60 individuals	C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2007-2009	11-16 breeding pairs	C1
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2009	250-280 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	28,000-35,000 individuals	C4

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Grus grus	Common Crane	5580	6200	individuals	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Równina Szubińsko-Łabiszyńska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,826	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Puszcza nad Gwdą	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77,679	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Nadnotecki	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	2,888	protected area overlaps with site	0
Łąki Ślesińskie	Rezerwat Przyrody	44	protected area contained by site	0
Dolina Środkowej Noteci i Kanału Bydgoskiego	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32,672	protected area overlaps with site	32,672
Dolina Noteci	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	71,521	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dolina Noteci	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	50,532	protected area overlaps with site	30,215
Borek	Rezerwat Przyrody	132	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Other		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Middle Notec River Valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/middle-notec-river-valley-iba-poland on 03/10/2023.