Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia | LC | resident | 2000-2009 | 5-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 2000-2009 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | passage | 2000-2009 | 10-20 individuals | C6 |
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 2000-2009 | 1-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2000-2009 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2009 | high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | other ecosystem modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Bonasa bonasia | Hazel Grouse | 30 | 10 | breeding pairs | 34 | very unfavourable |
Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | 15 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Vallée supérieure de la Sûre et affluents de la frontière belge à Esch-sur-Sûre | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,587 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,581 |
Vallée supérieure de la Sûre et affluents de la frontière belge à Esch-sur-Sûre | Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS | 3,587 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Vallée supérieure de la Sûre / Lac du barrage | Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC | 4,363 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Vallée supérieure de la Sûre / Lac du barrage | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,363 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,297 |
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 16,897 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Pont Misère-Barrage de retenue | Humid Zone | 280 | protected area overlaps with site | 280 |
Parc Naturel de la Haute-Sûre / Naturpark Öewersauer | Parc Naturel | 20,264 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Lac de la Haute-Sûre / Neunhausen-Ningserboesch | Forest Reserve | 901 | protected area overlaps with site | 450 |
Lac de la Haute-Sûre / Mecher-Schlaedchen | Forest Reserve | 160 | protected area overlaps with site | 148 |
Lac de la Haute-Sûre / Insenborn-Buurgknapp | Forest Reserve | 111 | protected area contained by site | 111 |
Bruch - Pont Misère | Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve naturelle | 1,477 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Boulaide/Bauschleiden-Paaffels | Humid Zone | 212 | protected area contained by site | 212 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Upper Valley of the Sure. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.