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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1990-1999	5,500 individuals	B1i, B2, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2 breeding pairs	A4i
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter	1990-1999	15,900 individuals	A4i, B1i, C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1990-1999	184 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	8 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	18 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	21,400 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Teichfledermaus-Gewässer im Raum Aurich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58	protected area overlaps with site	9
Südteil Großes Meer	Naturschutzgebiet	498	protected area contained by site	495
Ostfriesische Meere	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,922	protected area overlaps with site	4,951
Loppersumer Meer	Naturschutzgebiet	48	protected area contained by site	54
Großes Meer; Loppersumer Meer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	891	protected area contained by site	891
Großes Meer und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2,146	protected area contained by site	2,177
Großes Meer und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	272	protected area contained by site	0
Groen Breike	Naturschutzgebiet	55	protected area contained by site	55

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ostfriesische Meere. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 11/08/2022.