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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1997)	50–500 birds	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	4–10 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1991)	3–8 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	5 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1991)	100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Mare à Goriaux	Réserve biologique (IV)	2
1982	Bassy	Réserve biologique (IV)	-
1998	Scarpe-Escaut	Parc naturel régional (V)	94
2008	Tourbière de Vred	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	<1
2008	Pré des Nonnettes	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallées-de-la-scarpe-et-de-lescaut-iba-france on 23/12/2024.