Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 176-207 individuals | B1i, C2 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 618-924 individuals | C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 2011-2015 | 8-13 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 799-1,194 individuals | C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | very unfavourable | not assessed | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | 20 | 176 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 180 | 618 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Charadrius alexandrinus | 220 | 8 | breeding pairs | 4 | very unfavourable |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | 130 | 799 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other 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 | Unknown | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Kwade Hoek | Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy | 1 |
| - | Kop van Goeree | Nature Reserve | 3 |
| 1998 | Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 100 |
| 2000 | Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| 2008 | Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek | Natuurbeschermingswet | 100 |
| 2009 | Voordelta | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 51 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
| tourism/recreation | 50 |
| agriculture | 10 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/duinen-goeree-&-kwade-hoek-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.