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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	2005-2008	206-229 males	C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2005-2006	13-31 breeding pairs	C1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2005-2008	9-18 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 (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	229	178	males	78	near favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Dolina Górnego Nurca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	93
2008	Ostoja w Dolinie Górnego Nurca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	76

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		80
Artificial/Terrestrial		17
Forest		1
Other		1
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.