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 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis |
LC |
winter (1988–1991) |
2,807 individuals |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser |
LC |
non-breeding (1987–1990) |
9,188 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis |
LC |
winter (1987–1991) |
9,960 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons |
LC |
winter (1988–1991) |
37,292 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Teal Anas crecca |
LC |
non-breeding (1988–1991) |
4,639 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
non-breeding (1988–1990) |
1,844 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
breeding (1987–1991) |
207 breeding pairs |
B3 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica |
NT |
passage (1987–1990) |
8,864 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina |
NT |
non-breeding (1988–1991) |
21,465 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus |
LC |
non-breeding (1988–1990) |
1,414 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
non-breeding (1990–1991) |
20,000-49,999 individuals |
A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (1990–1991) |
20,000-49,999 individuals |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Breebaert |
Nature Reserve (-) |
1 |
| - |
Dollard GRL |
Nature Reserve (-) |
5 |
| - |
Dollard NM |
Nature Reserve (-) |
60 |
| - |
Dollard
|
Nature Conservation Law (-) |
77 |
| 1978 |
Dollard II |
Natural Monument (-) |
2 |
| 1981 |
Waddenzee I |
Natural Monument (-) |
21 |
| 1984 |
Waddenzee (Wadden Sea) |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (-) |
100 |
| 1986 |
Waddensea Area
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) |
68 |
| 2009 |
Waddenzee
|
Natuurbeschermingswet (IV) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Intertidal |
100 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
| tourism/recreation |
50 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
20 |
| hunting |
20 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dollard (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dollard-iba-netherlands on 24/01/2025.
