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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (-)	2,200–4,210 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (-)	4,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (-)	1,700 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (-)	250–500 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (-)	3,000–15,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage (-)	3,200 birds	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (-)	800 birds	B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (-)	350 pairs	B1i, B3, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1996)	15 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1996)	50–60 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1996)	21 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1993)	70–100 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Galgenschoor	Nature Reserve (-)	1
-	Groot Buitenschoor	Nature Reserve (-)	3
1982	Grote Geule	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	<1
1985	Groot Buitenschoor en Galgenschoor	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	3
1988	Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV)	94
1998	Schor van Doel	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	1
2002	Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV)	8
2002	Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	90	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Wetlands (inland)	10	Rivers and streams
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
urban/industrial/transport	40
nature conservation and research	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schorren en Polder van de Beneden-Schelde (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/schorren-en-polder-van-de-beneden-schelde-iba-belgium on 23/12/2024.