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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	27,616–42,632 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	1 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	44–55 breeding pairs	C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Meerstalblok	Nature Conservation Law (-)	3
-	Bargerveen	Nature Conservation Law (IV)	100
1992	Bargerveen	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	36	Raised bogs
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	92
tourism/recreation	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bargerveen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bargerveen-iba-netherlands on 23/01/2025.