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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1988-1991	2,807 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	1987-1990	9,188 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1987-1991	9,960 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1988-1991	37,292 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	non-breeding	1988-1991	4,639 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1987-1991	207 breeding pairs	B3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	non-breeding	1988-1990	1,844 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1987-1990	8,864 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	non-breeding	1988-1991	21,465 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	non-breeding	1988-1990	1,414 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1990-1991	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1991	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Waddenzee I	Natural Monument	125,000	protected area overlaps with site	1,341
Waddenzee (Wadden Sea)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	249,998	protected area overlaps with site	6,400
Waddenzee	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	271,771	protected area contains site	6,400
Waddenzee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	264,858	protected area contains site	6,400
Waddenzee	Natuurbeschermingswet	271,771	protected area contains site	0
Waddensea Area	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	260,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wadden Sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	249,998	protected area contains site	0
The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,143,403	protected area contains site	6,400
Dollard NM	Nature Reserve	3,844	protected area contained by site	3,844
Dollard II	Natural Monument	96	protected area contained by site	96
Dollard GRL	Nature Reserve	345	protected area contained by site	345
Dollard	Nature Conservation Law	4,194	protected area contained by site	4,900
Breebaert	Nature Reserve	63	protected area contained by site	63

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats	-
Marine Intertidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dollard. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.