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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (2000–2009)	5–10 birds	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	passage (2000–2009)	4–8 birds	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter (2000–2009)	2–5 birds	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2000–2009)	5–7 males	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage (2000–2009)	2–10 birds	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident (2000–2009)	3–5 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (2000–2009)	2–3 pairs	C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Smew Mergellus albellus	10 / 10 (birds)	100	good
Ixobrychus minutus	6 / 3 (males)	100	good
Picus canus	3 / 3 (pairs)	100	good
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	40 / 30 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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 compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Haff Réimech	Natural Reserve (-)	-
1998	Haff Réimech	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (IV)	88
2002	Haff Réimech (N2000)	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS (IV)	77
2004	Région de la Moselle supérieure	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC (IV)	60
2009	Region de la Moselle supérieure	Protected Area (-)	79

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	41	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	28	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Shrubland	13	Scrub
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	8	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	8
agriculture	7
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haff Réimech (Luxembourg). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haff-réimech-iba-luxembourg on 23/12/2024.