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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (-)	2 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	De Borggravevijver s	Nature Reserve (-)	4
1988	Bokrijk en omgeving	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV)	98
1990	openbaar bos Limburg	Openbaar bos (VI)	33
1997	Het Wik	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	11
2002	Valleien van de Laambeek; Zonderikbeek, Slangebeek en Roosterbeek met vijvergebieden.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV)	36
2006	Natuurgebied Kiewit	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Wetlands (inland)	30	Standing freshwater
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	40
fisheries/aquaculture	30
nature conservation and research	25
tourism/recreation	25
agriculture	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bokrijk (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bokrijk-iba-belgium on 14/01/2025.