BirdLife Data Zone

DE106

Elbe lowlands between Schnackenburg and Lauenburg

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IBA Criteria

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	winter	1990-1999	2,714 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,462 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1990-1999	289 individuals	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	25,195 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	57,696 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-1999	26 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	9 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	850 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1994	67 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1980-1989	4 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-1999	36 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	passage	1990	12 individuals	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	1990	5 individuals	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	28 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990	50 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990	5 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	39 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1990-1999	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	22 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	80 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1990-1999	297 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-1999	53 breeding pairs	C6
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	LC	breeding	1990-1999	523 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	87,356 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

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Werder Mödlich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	155	protected area overlaps with site	105
Werder Kietz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	127	protected area overlaps with site	60
Werder Besandten	Naturschutzgebiet	113	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Werder Besandten	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	113	protected area is adjacent to site	53
Unteres Elbtal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53,220	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Togerwiesen bei Garlitz	Nature Reserve	37	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sudeniederung zwischen Boizenburg und Besitz	Nature Reserve	1,009	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sude mit Zuflüssen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,520	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stecknitz-Delvenau-Niederung	Naturschutzgebiet	615	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rüterberg	Nature Reserve	418	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rögnitzwiesen bei Neu Lübtheen	Nature Reserve	206	protected area overlaps with site	14
Rögnitzniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	582	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Niedersächsische Mittelelbe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34,010	protected area overlaps with site	32,936
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28,550	protected area is adjacent to site	2,334
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Landscape Protection Area	37,065	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Nature Park	42,600	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lenzen-Wustrower Elbniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,000	protected area overlaps with site	135
Lauenburger Elbvorland	Naturschutzgebiet	56	protected area overlaps with site	52
Lauen	Naturschutzgebiet	6	protected area overlaps with site	0
Langendorfer Berg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2,120	protected area overlaps with site	73
Krainke von Quelle bis Mündung in die Sude	Nature Reserve	21	protected area overlaps with site	3
In der Elbmarsch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	28	protected area overlaps with site	31
Gewässersystem der Jeetzel mit Quellwäldern	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	583	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Garbe-Alandniederung	Nature Reserve	1,934	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	374,432	protected area contains site	53,919
Elbufer-Drawehn	Nature Park	115,994	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbtallandschaft und Sudeniederung bei Boizenburg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,650	protected area overlaps with site	483
Elbtallandschaft und Löcknitzniederung bei Dömitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,364	protected area overlaps with site	73
Elbhöhen-Drawehn	Landschaftschutzgebiet	37,066	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbhang Vierwald	Nature Reserve	158	protected area overlaps with site	13
Elbeniederung zwischen Schnackenburg und Geesthacht	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22,654	protected area overlaps with site	20,493
Elbe mit Hohem Elbufer von Tesperhude bis Lauenburg mit angr. Fl.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	734	protected area overlaps with site	37
Elbe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,322	protected area is adjacent to site	414
Elbdeichvorland Jagel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbdeichvorland	Nature Reserve	143	protected area overlaps with site	9
Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	7,560	protected area overlaps with site	7,560
Brandenburgische Elbtalaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	53,343	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Entwicklungszone	Landscape Protection Area	40,359	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	1,607	protected area overlaps with site	0
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	590	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	1,374	protected area overlaps with site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung nördlich Seehausen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,573	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,123	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Naturschutzgebiet	6,009	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	17,837	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Elbe lowlands between Schnackenburg and Lauenburg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.