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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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (-)	1,170 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (-)	300–700 birds	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	De Zegge	Nature Reserve (-)	100
1985	De Zegge	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	78
1988	De Zegge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV)	95
2002	Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden; moerassen en heiden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Humid grasslands
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	25	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zegge (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zegge-iba-belgium on 27/12/2024.