Zoommeer (Netherlands) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Zoommeer

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	winter (2011–2015)	391 birds	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	1,143–1,673 birds	B1i, C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	1 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	good	not assessed	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Gadwall Mareca strepera	1,143 / 180 (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	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Zoommeer-Eendracht	Natural Monument (-)	21
2000	Zoommeer	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	82
Artificial/Terrestrial	18	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
tourism/recreation	80
fisheries/aquaculture	70
nature conservation and research	24
urban/industrial/transport	20
hunting	20
agriculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zoommeer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zoommeer-iba-netherlands on 27/12/2024.