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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	8–9 pairs	B2
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	1,427–2,031 birds	B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter (2011–2015)	788 birds	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	23,624–69,820 birds	B1i, C3
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	1–3 birds	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2011–2015)	43,664–81,936 birds	A4iii, C4

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	1,427 / 320 (birds)	100	good
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	23,624 / 4,000 (birds)	100	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Goudplaat	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-)	4
-	Middelplaten	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-)	11
2010	Veerse Meer	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.