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Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC non-breeding (2011–2015) 176–207 birds B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC non-breeding (2011–2015) 618–924 birds C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC breeding (2011–2015) 8–13 pairs C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT non-breeding (2011–2015) 799–1,194 birds C6

IBA Conservation

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 poor not assessed medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 176 / 20 (birds) 100 good
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 618 / 180 (birds) 100 good
Charadrius alexandrinus 8 / 220 (pairs) 4 very poor
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 799 / 130 (birds) 100 good

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 Unknown medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Kop van Goeree Nature Reserve (-) 3
- Kwade Hoek Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-) 1
2008 Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek Natuurbeschermingswet (IV) 100
2009 Voordelta Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 51

Habitats

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

Land use

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 24/12/2024.