Data Zone
Country/territory: Netherlands
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2016)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,539 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | not assessed | favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A 20-km long brackish lake (formerly part of the Oosterschelde estuary, closed off in 1961) with sandbanks and small islands, and surrounded by wet meadows, improved grassland, arable land and some forestry plantations.
Key biodiversity
An important roost for tens of thousands of geese Anser (although there are few counts), and for thousands of waders from Oosterschelde (028) at high water.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Veerse Meer. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.
