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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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (2011–2015)	137–204 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	490–535 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding (2011–2015)	54–101 breeding pairs	B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	503–837 breeding pairs	B3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	18,401 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C3
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	2,277–9,587 breeding pairs	B2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (2009–2014)	18 breeding pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	min 1,682 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	1–3 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	6–8 breeding pairs	B2, 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 key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	137 / 110 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	490 / 120 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	18,401 / 14,000 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	1 / 20 (breeding pairs)	5	very unfavourable
Circus cyaneus	6 / 20 (breeding pairs)	30	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Duinen Midden, Texel	Nature Reserve (-)	24
-	De Petten	Nature Reserve (-)	<1
-	Duinen Noord, Texel	Nature Reserve (-)	41
-	't Stoar	Nature Reserve (-)	<1
1926	Duinen Zuid, Texel	Nature Reserve (-)	32
1981	Waddenzee I	Natural Monument (-)	2
1993	Waddenzee II	Natural Monument (-)	9
1995	Hanenplas	Natural Monument (-)	2
1996	Hanenplas II	Natural Monument (-)	<1
2002	Duinen van Texel	Nationaal Park (II)	96
2003	Hollands Diep	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	2
2011	Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	95
hunting	90
nature conservation and research	84

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Duinen en Lage Land Texel (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/duinen-en-lage-land-texel-iba-netherlands on 25/01/2025.