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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1994-1995	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	1	1	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	18	21	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Dendrocopos leucotos	20	20	breeding pairs	100	not assessed

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Borki	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1975	Wyspa lipowa na jeziorze Szwałk Wielki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1975	Wyspa Lipowa na Jeziorze Wielki Szwaók	Nature Reserve	<1
1981	Mazury	Rezerwat Przyrody	2
1982	Lipowy Jar	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1998	Puszczy Boreckiej	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	98
2001	Ostoja Borecka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Puszcza Borecka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	87
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	6
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	4
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	5
fisheries/aquaculture	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Borecka forest (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/borecka-forest-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.