Data Zone
Country/territory: Belgium
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, C2 (2000)
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Area: 230 hectares (2.30 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An industrial area in Zeebrugge harbour.
Key biodiversity
This is an important tern colony, with the only breeding site for Sterna albifrons and S. sandvicensis in the country. The area also holds 114 breeding pairs of Charadrius alexandrinus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Voorhaven Zeebrugge and Baai van Heist (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/voorhaven-zeebrugge-and-baai-van-heist-iba-belgium on 23/12/2024.