Engbertsdijksvenen (Netherlands) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Engbertsdijksvenen

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	7,890-15,565 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	26-96 individuals	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	1 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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 (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Engbertsdijkvenen I	Natural Monument	93
1986	Engbertsdijkvenen II	Natural Monument	12
1989	Engbertsdijksvenen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1996	Engbertsdijksvenen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2000	Engbertsdijksvenen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Engbertsdijksvenen	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	50
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	45
Forest	Mixed woodland	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	95
tourism/recreation	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engbertsdijksvenen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engbertsdijksvenen-iba-netherlands on 22/11/2024.