Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 1987-1996 | 450 individuals | B1i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1996 | 2,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | passage | 1987-1999 | 88,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter | 1987-1996 | 7,900 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | winter | 1987-1999 | 50,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | LC | winter | 1996 | 12,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | winter | 1987-1996 | 17,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 2,450 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 20-120 breeding pairs | B2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1989-1997 | 86,900 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1990-1997 | 90,450 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.
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| Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallnau / Fehmarn | Naturschutzgebiet | 300 | protected area overlaps with site | 256 |
| Tal der Kükelühner Mühlenau | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 173 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Strandseen der Hohwachter Bucht | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,319 | protected area is adjacent to site | 96 |
| Sehlendorfer Binnensee und Umgebung | Naturschutzgebiet | 229 | protected area is adjacent to site | 3 |
| Putlos | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,042 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Ostseeküste auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinden Behrensdorf und Hohwacht, des Großen Binnensees, des Unterlaufs der Kossau und Umgebung | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,391 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Östliche Kieler Bucht | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 74,690 | protected area overlaps with site | 53,785 |
| Nördliche Seeniederung Fehmarn | Naturschutzgebiet | 750 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Nordküste von Großenbrode | Landscape Protection Area | 167 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Nordküste von Großenbrode | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 168 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Meeresgebiet der östlichen Kieler Bucht | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 61,830 | protected area overlaps with site | 52,164 |
| Küstenstreifen West- und Nordfehmarn | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,456 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,133 |
| Küstenlandschaft Nordseite der Wagrischen Halbinsel | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 323 | protected area overlaps with site | 210 |
| Küstenlandschaft Bottsand - Marzkamp u. vorgelagerte Flachgründe | Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) | 5,483 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Küsten- und Moränenlandschaft auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinden Hohwacht und Blekendorf bis an die Grenze zum Kreis Ostholstein | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,278 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Küsten von Johannisthal und Heiligenhafen, einschl. Salzwiesen | Landscape Protection Area | 936 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Küsten von Johannistal und Heiligenhafen einschließlich Salzwiesen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 734 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Krummsteert-Sulsdorfer Wiek / Fehmarn | Naturschutzgebiet | 395 | protected area contained by site | 337 |
| Kleiner Binnensee und angrenzende Salzwiesen | Naturschutzgebiet | 255 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Insel Fehmarn | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,533 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Insel Fehmarn | Landscape Protection Area | 2,100 | protected area overlaps with site | 743 |
| Grüner Brink | Naturschutzgebiet | 135 | protected area contained by site | 134 |
| Graswarder / Heiligenhafen | Naturschutzgebiet | 229 | protected area overlaps with site | 220 |
| Eastern part of Kiel Bight | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) | 78,260 | protected area overlaps with site | 54,665 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eastern part of Kiel Bight. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/01/2022.
