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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
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1997)	425 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (-)	1,500–1,800 pairs	C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1997)	1,950 pairs	B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Baai van Heist	Vlaams natuurreservaat (IV)	20
2002	Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV)	8
2005	Kustbroedvogels te Zeebrugge-Heist	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	-

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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.