Upper Nurzec River Valley (Poland) IBA | Details

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Upper Nurzec River Valley

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2005–2008)	206–229 males	C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (2005–2006)	13–31 pairs	C1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2005–2008)	9–18 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2011	moderate	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	178 / 229 (males)	78	moderate

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	17
Forest	1
Other	1
Wetlands (inland)	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Nurzec River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-nurzec-river-valley-iba-poland on 27/12/2024.