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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1989	3,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	-	20,000-36,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	-	15,000-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	-	300-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	10,000-40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	-	15 individuals	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	-	10,000-15,000 individuals	B1i, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1995	100-120 breeding pairs	B2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1996	10 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1993	60-80 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Uitkerkse Polder	Nature Reserve	1
1982	De Fonteintjes	Erkend natuurreservaat	<1
1988	Poldercomplex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1988	Stadswallen van Damme	Erkend natuurreservaat	1
1997	Uitkerkse Polder	Erkend natuurreservaat	4
1999	DomWVL09208	Militaire domeinen onder het protocol	<1
2000	Lage Moere van Meetkerke	Vlaams natuurreservaat	<1
2002	Polders	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2002	Sint-Donaaspolder	Erkend natuurreservaat	<1
2003	De Uitkerkse polder	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	5
2003	De Gebieden van de overgang van polders naar zandstreek langs het kanaal Brugge-Oostende	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	3
2003	De Damse polders	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	1
2003	Het Krekengebied van Lapscheure en Hoeke	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	1
2003	De Fonteintjes en Oudemaarspolder	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	<1
2003	De Poldergebieden tussen Oostende, Jabbeke en De Haan	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	40

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
tourism/recreation	5
nature conservation and research	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Polderkomplex (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/polderkomplex-iba-belgium on 22/11/2024.