Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 13,452 ha
Site description
An extensive area of grassland on the border with Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer National Park.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis (including Anser albifrons 5,004; Pluvialis apricaria 9,292; Vanellus vanellus 28,493; Larus canus 9,860).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Butjadingen. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.
