Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 4,163 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A non-navigable tidal branch of the River Weser, with mudflats and fringed by grassland and reedbeds (Phragmites).
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (10 breeding pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of River Weser, unembanked area. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-river-weser-unembanked-area-iba-germany on 03/12/2023.
