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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995-2002	50-80 males	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1995-2003	30-50 males	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1995-2002	60-100 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2004-2009	25-28 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	20,000 individuals	C4

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 (2008) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Santockie Zakole	Rezerwat Przyrody	2
2002	Ujście Noteci	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
2003	Dolina Warty i Dolnej Noteci	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	90
2007	Dolina Dolnej Noteci	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		58
Artificial/Terrestrial		30
Forest		7
Wetlands (inland)		4
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Notec River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-notec-river-valley-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.