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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (2011–2015)	329–390 pairs	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	108–127 pairs	B1i, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	31–37 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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	329 / 100 (pairs)	100	good
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	31 / 40 (pairs)	78	moderate

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	De Vleijen en Nesserbos	Nature Reserve (-)	2
-	Grauwe Duin e.o.	Nature Reserve (-)	2
-	Hagedorenveld	Nature Reserve (-)	6
-	Jan Roepeheide	Nature Reserve (-)	2
-	Kievitspolle	Nature Reserve (-)	1
-	Oostbosje en landschapselementen	Nature Reserve (-)	1
-	Roosduinen	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-)	4
1982	Neerlands Reid	Natural Monument (-)	13
1984	Waddenzee (Wadden Sea)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (-)	46
1986	Waddensea Area	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	5
2009	Duinen Ameland	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	11	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Forestry plantations
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	58
nature conservation and research	20
fisheries/aquaculture	8
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Duinen Ameland (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/duinen-ameland-iba-netherlands on 25/12/2024.