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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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	% overlap with IBA
-	Bargerveen	Nature Conservation Law	100
-	Meerstalblok	Nature Conservation Law	3
1992	Bargerveen	Natuurbeschermingswet	100
1993	Bargerveen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1998	Bargerveen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2008	Bargerveen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	50
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	36
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bargerveen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bargerveen-iba-netherlands on 22/11/2024.