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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2000-2009	5-10 individuals	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	passage	2000-2009	4-8 individuals	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	2000-2009	2-5 individuals	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2000-2009	5-7 males	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	2000-2009	2-10 individuals	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident	2000-2009	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2000-2009	2-3 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Smew Mergellus albellus	10	10	individuals	100	favourable
Ixobrychus minutus	3	6	males	100	favourable
Picus canus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	30	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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 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	% overlap with IBA
-	Haff Réimech	Natural Reserve	-
1996	Région de la Moselle supérieure	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	76
1998	Haff Réimech	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	88
1998	Haff Réimech	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	26
2002	Haff Réimech (N2000)	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS	77
2004	Haff Réimech	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Région de la Moselle supérieure	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	60
2009	Region de la Moselle supérieure	Protected Area	79

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	41
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	28
Shrubland	Scrub	13
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland	8

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.