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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1988-1991	174 breeding pairs	B3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	non-breeding	1989-1991	2,275 individuals	B1i, C3
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1987-1991	88 breeding pairs	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.

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)
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44,052	protected area overlaps with site	0
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe	Natuurbeschermingswet	43,682	protected area overlaps with site	0
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	43,748	protected area overlaps with site	0
Voordelta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	90,000	protected area is adjacent to site	350
Voordelta	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	83,534	protected area overlaps with site	0
Voordelta	Natuurbeschermingswet	83,534	protected area overlaps with site	0
Voordelta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	83,534	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vlakte van de Raan	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	22,600	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vlakte van de Raan	Natuurbeschermingswet	17,521	protected area contained by site	0
Vlakte van de Raan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,521	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats	-
Sea	Open Sea	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
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: Westplaat. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2022.