Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria .
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species
Current IUCN Red List Category
Season
Year(s)
Population estimate at site
IBA criteria met
Ruff Calidris pugnax
LC
breeding
2011-2015
3-4 breeding pairs
C6
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2016).
IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)
State (condition)
Pressure (threat)
Response (action)
2017
very unfavourable
not assessed
medium
Was the whole site assessed?
State assessed by
Accuracy of information
yes
population
good
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click
here
Protected area (PA)
PA designation
PA area (ha)
Relationship of PA with IBA
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wijnjeterper Schar
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
170
protected area overlaps with site
328
Van Oordts Mersken
Natuurbeschermingswet
842
is identical to site
0
Van Oordt's Mersken
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
842
is identical to site
670
Van Oordt's Mersken
Nature Reserve
388
protected area contained by site
388
Van Oordt's Mersken
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
536
protected area contained by site
0
Habitat (IUCN level 1)
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)
Rivers and streams
-
Artificial/Terrestrial
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
-
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
water management
-
nature conservation and research
-
urban/industrial/transport
-
agriculture
-
hunting
-
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Van Oordt's Mersken. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/van-oordts-mersken-iba-netherlands on 01/10/2023.