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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
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

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
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

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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

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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.