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Eastern part of German Bight (with Heligoland)


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra LC winter 1993 190,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena LC passage 1998 1,850 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica LC winter 1980-1993 24,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding 1999 102 breeding pairs A4i
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus LC breeding 1998 92 breeding pairs A4i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC passage 1998 2,900 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Mew Gull Larus canus LC winter 1993 21,500 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC passage 1980-1993 6,700 individuals A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1989-1993 235,500 individuals A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1989-1993 235,500 individuals A4iii, C4

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Waddensea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 443,100 protected area is adjacent to site 0
The Wadden Sea World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1,143,403 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Sylter Außenriff Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 531,429 protected area overlaps with site 408,503
Sylt.Aussenr.-Oestl.Dt.Bucht Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 559,600 protected area overlaps with site 0
Steingrund Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 17,450 protected area contained by site 17,450
SPA Östliche Deutsche Bucht Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 313,513 protected area contained by site 313,513
Seevogelschutzgebiet Helgoland Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 161,333 protected area contained by site 161,333
Schlesw.-Holst. Wattenmeer Nationalpark 441,500 protected area is adjacent to site 0
S-H Wadden sea National Park Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 441,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
S-H Seabird Protection Area Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 161,000 protected area contained by site 0
Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 463,907 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Östliche Deutsche Bucht Naturschutzgebiet 313,514 protected area overlaps with site 423,360
NTP S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 452,101 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lummenfelsen der Insel Helgoland Naturschutzgebiet 1 protected area overlaps with site 1
Helgoländer Felssockel Naturschutzgebiet 5,344 protected area contained by site 5,138
Helgoland mit Helgoländer Felssockel Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,509 protected area contained by site 5,509

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern part of German Bight (with Heligoland). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/9105 on 05/06/2023.