Data Zone
Country/territory: Luxembourg
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 375 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2009 | high | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A valley with grassland and small wetlands (ponds and reedbeds) along the Syre stream.
Key biodiversity
An important area for Ciconia ciconia with several birds summering in the area. Other species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive and breeding at the site include Lanius collurio and Alcedo atthis. Species occurring on passage include Luscinia svecica, Philomachus pugnax and Tringa glareola.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Valley of the Syre. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/10/2020.
