Zwarte Meer (Netherlands) IBA | Details

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Zwarte Meer

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	11,806 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	1,824–2,923 birds	B1i, C3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	max 1 pairs	C6
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	97 pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992–1996)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	11,806 / 740 (birds)	100	good
Gadwall Mareca strepera	1,824 / 90 (birds)	100	good
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	97 / 50 (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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Zwarte Meer II	Natural Monument (-)	10
2010	Zwarte Meer	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	96

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	86
tourism/recreation	86
nature conservation and research	81
urban/industrial/transport	30

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zwarte Meer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zwarte-meer-iba-netherlands on 24/12/2024.