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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (-)	1,000–1,500 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (-)	1,000–1,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1996)	10–20 pairs	B3, C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1996)	90 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kuifeend	Nature Reserve (-)	29
1988	Kuifeend en Blokkersdijk	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV)	99
1990	openbaar bos Antwerpen	Openbaar bos (VI)	43
1998	Blokkersdijk	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	52
2002	Kuifeend - Grote Kreek	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	17

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Wetlands (inland)	30	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
nature conservation and research	20
urban/industrial/transport	20
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuifeend and Blokkersdijk (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuifeend-and-blokkersdijk-iba-belgium on 24/12/2024.