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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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	164–214 pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	19–49 pairs	C6

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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	164 / 110 (pairs)	100	good
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	19 / 15 (pairs)	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Duinen van Oostvoorne	Nature Reserve (-)	-
2008	Voornes Duin	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	98
tourism/recreation	52
hunting	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Voornes Duin (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/voornes-duin-iba-netherlands on 25/12/2024.