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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
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	breeding	2011-2015	8-9 breeding pairs	B2
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	1,427-2,031 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	2011-2015	788 individuals	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	23,624-69,820 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	1-3 individuals	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2011-2015	43,664-81,936 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	320	1,427	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	4,000	23,624	individuals	100	favourable

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	Unknown	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Middelplaten	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy	11
-	Goudplaat	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy	4
1997	Veerse Meer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2000	Veerse Meer	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2010	Veerse Meer	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		74
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	26

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
tourism/recreation	84
fisheries/aquaculture	74
nature conservation and research	13
hunting	10
agriculture	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Veerse Meer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/veerse-meer-iba-netherlands on 22/11/2024.