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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1994-1995	150-200 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	1996-1997	30-40 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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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
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	450	500	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	1	1	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Clanga pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	18	21	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Dendrocopos leucotos		20	20	breeding pairs	100	not assessed

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wzgórz Szeskich	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	12,472	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wyspa Lipowa na Jeziorze Wielki Szwaók	Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	3
Wyspa lipowa na jeziorze Szwałk Wielki	Rezerwat Przyrody	3	protected area contained by site	0
Puszczy Boreckiej	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	22,971	protected area overlaps with site	0
Puszcza Borecka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18,963	protected area overlaps with site	18,560
Ostoja Borecka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25,340	protected area overlaps with site	18,560
Mazury	Rezerwat Przyrody	389	protected area contained by site	373
Lipowy Jar	Rezerwat Przyrody	49	protected area contained by site	49
Krainy Wielkich Jezior Mazurskich	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	86,216	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Borki	Rezerwat Przyrody	440	protected area contained by site	232

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Borecka forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.