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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	7,890–15,565 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	26–96 birds	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	1 pairs	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 (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Engbertsdijkvenen I	Natural Monument (-)	93
1986	Engbertsdijkvenen II	Natural Monument (-)	12
2009	Engbertsdijksvenen	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engbertsdijksvenen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engbertsdijksvenen-iba-netherlands on 28/12/2024.