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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The area includes long sections of the Schelde and Durme rivers, with very rare freshwater tidal river marshes as well as mudflats, marshes, reedbeds, oxbows and wet meadows.
This is an important site for wintering and migrating waterfowl. The area is also nationally important for migrating
Botaurus stellaris,
Ixobrychus minutus and
Porzana porzana, and breeding
Alcedo atthis.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area is included within a project which is preparing an ecological model of the River Schelde estuary, and thus receives detailed study. About 1,560 ha is designated as a green area on the physical planning map. The whole estuarine area is currently subject to designation as a State Nature Reserve, which will highly improve its conservation. 3,800 ha of IBA covered by proposed Site of Community Importance (Schelde-en Durme-estuarium van NL grens tot Gent, 4,139 ha).
National Partial
International HighThe IBA is covered by several Nature Reserves; Brede Schoren, 4 ha; `As State, Daknamse kreken', 12 ha; De Cramp, 8 ha; De Notelaer, 28 ha; Grauwe Plaat, 1 ha; Groot Schoor van Grembergen, 8 ha; Het Molsbroek, 75 ha; Kalkense Meersen, 34 ha; Kijkverdriet, 5 ha; Konkelschoor, 2 ha; Rietsnijderij, 3 ha; Schor aan de Durmemonding, 6 ha; Schorren bij Zele, 12 ha; Schorren van Branst, 20 ha; Sint-Amandsschoor, 6 ha; Sint-Onolfsschor, 5 ha; Vlassenbroekse schorren, 17 ha. 17 ha of IBA covered by State Nature Reserve (Stort bij Weert, 17 ha). 23 ha of IBA covered by State Nature Reserve (Schorren van de Durme, 23 ha). 7,923 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Durme en de middenloop van de Schelde, 7,923 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/durme-en-middenloop-van-de-schelde-iba-belgium on 23/12/2024.
