Brown Ridge


IBA Justification

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
Razorbill Alca torda LC winter (2009–2011) common B1ii, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge LC winter (2009–2011) common B1ii, C3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brown Ridge (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brown-ridge-iba-netherlands on 06/01/2025.