Ketelmeer & Vossemeer (Netherlands) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ketelmeer & Vossemeer

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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	2,531-3,701 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	breeding	2011-2015	17 breeding pairs	B3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	3-7 individuals	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2011-2015	min 19,387 individuals	A4iii, C4

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 (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	very unfavourable	not assessed	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Gadwall Mareca strepera	160	2,531	individuals	100	favourable
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	10	3	individuals	30	very unfavourable

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Ketelmeer & Vossemeer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2000	Ketelmeer en Vossemeer	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2011	Ketelmeer & Vossemeer	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	90
tourism/recreation	90
hunting	50
urban/industrial/transport	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ketelmeer & Vossemeer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ketelmeer-&-vossemeer-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.