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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Lowland hay-meadows that are flooded in winter, along a small stream with natural eutrophic lakes. The site was included within a larger IBA (formerly LU002) in the previous international IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
This is the most important site for
Crex crex in Luxembourg.
Milvus migrans, Alcedo atthis and
Lanius collurio, listed on Annex I of the Bird Directive, also breed.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
An LIFE programme to conserve
Crex crex has been funded by the EU.
National Low
International Partial20 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Schifflange-Brill, 20 ha). 353 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Roeser-Roeserbann, 353 ha). 20 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Schifflange-Brill, 20 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Valley of the Alzette (Luxembourg). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-valley-of-the-alzette-iba-luxembourg on 23/11/2024.
