Humid grasslands (pastures and meadows) along the River Elbe, interspersed with ditches, reedbeds (Phragmites) and arable land.
Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds on a regular basis, and is also a migratory bottleneck site, where up to 4,000 Grus grus regularly pass.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The enlargement of the Elbe is a threat.
Protected areas
National None International HighIBA overlaps with Biosphere Reserve and Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Elbe valley. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/11/2019.
