Protected species in the Voordelta

The Voordelta has been designated as a special protection zone for the following 36 animal species:

(click on the species name to open a window showing a photograph and details)

Mammals:

harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) – H1365
grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) – H1364

Fish:

allis shad (Alosa alosa) – H1102
twaite shad (Alosa fallax) – H1103
river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) – H1099
sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) – H1095

Birds:

cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) – A017
shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – A048
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) – A137
red-backed sandpiper (Calidris alpina) – A149
common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – A067
sanderling (Calidris alba) – A144
little gull (Larus minutus) – A177
eider (Somateria mollissima) – A063
great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – A005
greylag goose (Anser anser) – A043
sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) – A1291
avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) – A132
gadwall (Anas strepera) – A051
horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) – A007
common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) – A034
red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) – A069
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) – A054
red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) – A001
bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponioca) – A157
oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) – A130
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) – A056
Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) – A050
turnstone (Arenaria interpres) – A169
scaup (Aythya marila) – A062
common redshank (Tringa totanus) – A162
common tern (Sterna hirundo) – A193
common teal (Anas crecca) – A052
curlew (Numenius arquata) – A160
grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – A141
black scoter (Melanitta nigra) – A065