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NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM

For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

SITE	NL9801001
SITENAME	Waddenzee

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
2. SITE LOCATION
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Type

1.2 Site code

NL9801001

1.3 Site name

Waddenzee

1.4 First Compilation date

1998-11

1.5 Update date

2018-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality - Department Nature & Biodiversity
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	1991-11
National legal reference of SPA designation	http://www.synbiosys.alterra.nl/natura2000/documenten/gebieden/001/n2k_001_db_hvn_waddenzee.pdf

2. SITE LOCATION

2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	5.248800
Latitude:	53.271100

2.2 Area [ha]

271771.0000

2.3 Marine area [%]

99.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km]:

0.00

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
NL11	Groningen
NL12	Friesland

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Atlantic

(100.00 %)

Marine Atlantic

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A\|B\|C\|D	A\|B\|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A054	Anas acuta			w	6688	6688	i			A	A	C	A
B	A056	Anas clypeata			w	610	610	i			B	A	C	B
B	A052	Anas crecca			w	5059	5059	i			B	A	C	B
B	A050	Anas penelope			w	26367	26367	i			B	B	C	B
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			w	16944	16944	i			B	C	C	B
B	A051	Anas strepera			w	543	543	i			C	A	C	C
B	A043	Anser anser			w	12290	12290	i			B	A	C	B
B	A039	Anser fabalis			w	22000	22000	i			B	B	C	C
B	A169	Arenaria interpres			w	2650	2650	i			A	A	A	A
B	A222	Asio flammeus			p	12	12	p			A	B	B	A
B	A062	Aythya marila			w	5211	5211	i			A	B	B	A
B	A046	Branta bernicla			w	25609	25609	i			A	A	A	A
B	A045	Branta leucopsis			w	51549	51549	i			A	A	B	A
B	A067	Bucephala clangula			w	116	116	i			B	B	C	B
B	A144	Calidris alba			w	5623	5623	i			A	A	A	A
B	A149	Calidris alpina			w	220254	220254	i			A	A	B	A
B	A143	Calidris canutus			w	56862	56862	i			A	A	B	A
B	A147	Calidris ferruginea			c	3672	3672	i			A	A	B	A
B	A138	Charadrius alexandrinus			r	10	10	p			B	C	B	B
B	A137	Charadrius hiaticula			w	2807	2807	i			A	A	B	A
B	A137	Charadrius hiaticula			r	46	46	p			A	C	B	A
B	A197	Chlidonias niger			c	3452	3452	i			A	C	B	A
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			r	41	41	p			B	A	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			p	0	0	p			B	C	B	B
B	A037	Cygnus columbianus bewickii			w	1600	1600	i			B	B	B	B
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			w	70	70	i			A	A	C	A
B	A130	Haematopus ostralegus			w	93625	93625	i			A	C	B	A
B	A183	Larus fuscus			r	26200	26200	p			A	A	B	A
B	A157	Limosa lapponica			w	57859	57859	i			A	A	B	A
B	A156	Limosa limosa			c	651	651	i			B	B	C	B
B	A070	Mergus merganser			w	51	51	i			B	B	C	B
B	A069	Mergus serrator			w	173	173	i			B	A	B	B
B	A160	Numenius arquata			w	89004	89004	i			A	B	C	A
B	A017	Phalacrocorax carbo			w	2749	2749	i			B	C	C	B
B	A034	Platalea leucorodia			r	749	749	p			A	A	B	A
B	A034	Platalea leucorodia			c	901	901	i			A	A	B	A
B	A140	Pluvialis apricaria			w	15165	15165	i			A	B	C	A
B	A141	Pluvialis squatarola			w	22093	22093	i			A	A	B	A
B	A005	Podiceps cristatus			w	297	297	i			C	B	C	C
B	A132	Recurvirostra avosetta			r	1257	1257	p			A	C	B	A
B	A132	Recurvirostra avosetta			w	7098	7098	i			A	A	B	A
B	A063	Somateria mollissima			p	3228	3228	p			A	C	B	A
B	A063	Somateria mollissima			w	55209	55209	i			A	C	B	A
B	A195	Sterna albifrons			r	117	117	p			A	C	B	A
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			r	2202	2202	p			A	C	C	A
B	A194	Sterna paradisaea			r	834	834	p			A	C	B	A
B	A191	Sterna sandvicensis			r	8268	8268	p			A	C	B	A
B	A048	Tadorna tadorna			w	55283	55283	i			A	A	B	A
B	A161	Tringa erythropus			c	843	843	i			A	C	B	A
B	A164	Tringa nebularia			c	1979	1979	i			A	A	B	A
B	A162	Tringa totanus			w	15597	15597	i			A	A	C	A
B	A142	Vanellus vanellus			w	10948	10948	i			B	A	C	B

Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C\|R\|V\|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D

Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N01	55.00
N02	39.00
N03	3.00
N04	2.00
N10	1.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Together with the Danish and German sections, the Wadden Sea (Waddenzee) is the largest intertidal area in Europe. The Dutch section is bounded by the Waddeneilanden and the mainland. It was separated from Lake IJsselmeer (NL9803028) in 1932 and from the Lauwerszee (NL9802012) in 1969. The Wadden Sea consists of mudflats, sandflats, saltmarshes, shallowly submerged sandbanks, and estuaries.The site includes the permanent water and mudflats of the Wadden Sea, the adjacent saltmarshes of Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland, and Schiermonnikoog (of which the main dune areas are included in NL2003057-060) and a number of small uninhabited isles and sand flats. The most important of these being Griend between Harlingen and Terschelling. It is a small, crescent-shaped island with beaches, intertidal mudflats and sandflats, and raised saltmarshes. The island was reinforced by building a 2.5 km long dyke on the northern side in 1987 with sand supplementation in 1988 to enlarge the breeding area for terns Sterna. xxx SPA Waddenzee adjacent to the Dollard (Germany) and it belongs to an ecosystem that continues into Germany (Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer). xxx

4.2 Quality and importance

The following data refer to the period 1993-1997 (data in paragraph 3.2a-b refer te period 1999-2003). The Wadden Sea is a major breeding, staging, wintering, feeding and moulting area for huge numbers of many duck, goose, wader, gull and tern species. xxx One of the five most important sites for (breeding): Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia, Avocet Recuvirostra avosetta, Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis, Common Tern Sterna hirundo, Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea, Little Tern Sterna albifrons; (non-breeding): Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia, Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus, Avocet Recuvirostra avocetta, Eurasian Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica, Black Tern Chlidonias niger. xxx Species meeting the 1% threshold (breeding): Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (13,9%), Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (15,2%), Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (8,6%), Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis (14,3%), Common Tern Sterna hirundo (9,2%); (non-breeding): Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (43,0%), Bewick`s Swan Cygnus bewickii (3,6%), Bean Goose Anser fabalis rossicus (1,1%), Greylag Goose Anser anser (2,1%), Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis (35,7%), Brent Goose Branta bernicla (40,9%), Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (16,6%), Eurasian Wigeon Anas [Mareca] penelope (7,0%), Common Teal Anas crecca (1,9%), Northern Pintail Anas acuta (8,5%), Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata (1,9%), Greater Scaup Aythya marila (6,4%), Common Eider Somateria mollissima (7,1%), Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (24,2%), Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (16,6%), Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (3,2%), Eurasian Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria (2,9%), Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola (21,0%), Knot Calidris canutus (17,4%), Sanderling Calidris alba (4,1%), Dunlin Calidris alpina (21,7%), Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (19,1%), Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (31,5%), Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (5,5%), Common Redshank Tringa totanus (24,7%), Turnstone Arenaria interpres (5,9%), Black Tern Chlidonias niger (17,8%). xxx The site regularly supports more than 20,000 wintering waterbirds: average peak number 111,121 (1991/92-1995/96). xxx Site includes IBA001, 002, 005-6, 009, 011-14, 016-17 (IBA2000). xxx An extensive are of mudflats.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

Negative Impacts
Rank	Threats and pressures [code]	Pollution (optional) [code]	inside/outside [i\|o\|b]
M	G01		b
L	F01.03		b
L	E02		b
L	H03.01		b
L	G05.07		b
L	C02		b
L	D01		b
L	C03.03		b
L	J02.02.02		i
L	L07		i
L	J02.11		i
M	F06		b
L	D02.01		b
L	M01		b
L	D03		i
L	G04		i
M	F02		b
L	E01		i

Positive Impacts
Rank	Activities, management [code]	Pollution (optional) [code]	inside/outside [i\|o\|b]
M	U		b

Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both

4.5 Documentation

Tempel Rvanden Osieck ER. 1994., Areas important for birds in the Netherlands., Techn Rapport Vogelbescherming 13E, Vogelbescherming Nederland, Zeist --- Jong Fde Bakker JF Dankers N Dahl K ea. 1993., Quality Status Report of the North Sea. Subregion 10. The Wadden Sea., Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven --- Osieck ER. 1996., Veranderingen van vogelaantallen in belangrijke wetlands., Techn Rapport Vogelbescherming 17, Vogelbescherming Nederland, Zeist --- Jong Fde Bakker J Berkel Cvan ea. 1999., 1999 Wadden Sea Quality Status Report., Wadden Sea Ecosystem9CWSS / TMAG / QSRGroup, Wilhelmshaven --- Jong Fde Bakker J Berkel Cvan ea. 2000., 1999 Waddenzee Quality Status Rapport., RIKZ Rapport 2000.008, RIKZ/Rijkswaterstaat/CWSS, Haren/Leeuwarden --- Roomen Mvan Boele A Weide Mvander Winden Evan ea. 2000., Belangrijke vogelgebieden in Nederland 1993-97. Actueel overzicht van, Europese vogelwaarden in aangewezen en aan te wijzen speciale, beschermingszones en andere belangrijke gebieden., SOVON Informatierapport2000/01 SOVON, Beek-Ubbergen --- Dijksen L Koks B. 2000., Broedvogelmonitoring in het Nederlandse Waddengebied in 1998., SOVON Monitoringrapport 2000/01, SOVON, Beek-Ubbergen --- Rasmussen LM Fleet DM Hlterlein B Koks BJ ea. 2000., Breeding Birds in the Wadden Sea in 1996. Results of a total survey in 1996, and of numbers of colony breeding species between 1991 and 1996., Wadden Sea Ecosystem 10, Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven --- Kleefstra R Koks B Roomen Mvan Winden Evan. 2002., Watervogels in de Nederlandse Waddenzee in 1999/2000., SOVON Monitoringrapport 2002.01, SOVON, Beek-Ubbergen --- Jong MLde Ens BJ Kats RKH. 2002., Aantallen Eidereenden in en rond het Waddengebied in januari en maart 2002., Alterra Rapport 630, Alterra, Wageningen --- Koks B Roomen Mvan. 2003., Afname van Eider, Scholekster en Kanoet in de Waddenzee: zoeken naar, parallellen., SOVON Nieuws 16.2: 4-6; SOVON & CBS (2006) Trends van vogels in het Nederlandse Natura 2000 netwerk. SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland, Beek-Ubbergen

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

5.1 Designation types at national and regional level:

Code	Cover [%]
NL01	100.00
NL22	1.00

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	Rijkswaterstaat Noord-Nederland
Address:
Email:	marieke.van.woensel@rws.nl

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

X	Yes	Name: Natura 2000-beheerplan Waddnzee - periode 2016-2022 Link: http://www.synbiosys.alterra.nl/natura2000/documenten/gebieden/001/beheerplan/waddenzee%20beheerplan.pdf
	No, but in preparation
	No

7. MAP OF THE SITE

INSPIRE ID:

Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)

Yes

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