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Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.