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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2011-2015	137-204 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2011-2015	490-535 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding	2011-2015	54-101 breeding pairs	B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	503-837 breeding pairs	B3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	18,401 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C3
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	2,277-9,587 breeding pairs	B2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2009-2014	18 breeding pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	2011-2015	min 1,682 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	6-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Somateria mollissima	Common Eider	110	137	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian Spoonbill	120	490	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Larus fuscus	Lesser Black-backed Gull	14000	18401	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	20	1	breeding pairs	5	very unfavourable
Circus cyaneus		20	6	breeding pairs	30	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Waddenzee II	Natural Monument	80,000	protected area overlaps with site	300
Waddenzee I	Natural Monument	125,000	protected area overlaps with site	60
Waddenzee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	264,858	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waddenzee	Natuurbeschermingswet	271,771	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waddenzee	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	271,771	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waddensea Area	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	260,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wadden Sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	249,998	protected area is adjacent to site	0
The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,143,403	protected area is adjacent to site	0
North Sea Coastal Area	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	135,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Noordzeekustzone	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	123,800	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Noordzeekustzone	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	144,475	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Noordzeekustzone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	144,475	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Noordzeekustzone	Natuurbeschermingswet	144,475	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hollands Diep	Natuurbeschermingswet	4,225	protected area contained by site	51
Hanenplas II	Natural Monument	5	protected area contained by site	5
Hanenplas	Natural Monument	70	protected area contained by site	70
Duinen Zuid, Texel	Nature Reserve	1,092	protected area contained by site	1,092
Duinen van Texel	Nationaal Park	4,685	protected area overlaps with site	0
Duinen Noord, Texel	Nature Reserve	1,370	protected area contained by site	1,370
Duinen Midden, Texel	Nature Reserve	1,284	protected area overlaps with site	800
Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	4,089	protected area contains site	0
Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,083	protected area contains site	3,850
Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,362	is identical to site	3,102
Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Natuurbeschermingswet	4,083	protected area contains site	0
De Petten	Nature Reserve	4	protected area contained by site	4
't Stoar	Nature Reserve	9	protected area contained by site	9

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Duinen en Lage Land Texel. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 11/08/2022.