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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 109,729-133,216 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | winter | 1981-1998 | 68,032-101,716 individuals | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | winter | 1981-1998 | 74,571-215,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | winter | 1981-1998 | 45,000-150,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | non-breeding | 1981-1998 | 111,994-200,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1998 | 3,588 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1998 | 160,223 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1998 | 67,162 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 7,024 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Anas crecca | NR | winter | 1998 | 19,439 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 3,065 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Haematopus ostralegus | NR | passage | 1981-1998 | 176,696 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 6,494-8,464 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 49,157 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 48,861-69,703 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | LC | passage | 1998 | 14,877 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 599-1,040 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1992 | 270 individuals | B2 |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage | 1981-1998 | 61,200 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 1981-1998 | 157,890 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | LC | passage | 1998 | 3,404 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | passage | 1998 | 391,142 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | breeding | 1998 | 10-12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 5,747-12,804 individuals | C6 |
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | NT | non-breeding | 1994 | 10,518-19,425 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | passage | 1994 | 27,504 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | 1998 | 501,793 individuals | B1i, B2, C3 |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 12,403 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 7,363 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 13,610 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 79,597 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 41,564 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | breeding | 1981-1998 | 3,700 breeding pairs | B1i, B3, C3 |
| Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | passage | 1998 | 56,743 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1997 | 230 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 362-750 individuals | B1i, C2, C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1997 | 2,800 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1997 | 3,800 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 6,850 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 10,768-15,364 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 1995-1997 | 17,492-17,494 breeding pairs | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1988-1996 | 122,512-219,425 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1985-1998 | 1,289,387-1,348,168 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1991-1998 | 936,220-1,215,333 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wöhrdener Loch / Speicherkoog Dithmarschen | Naturschutzgebiet | 494 | protected area contained by site | 490 |
| Wattenmeer nördlich des Hindenburgdammes | Naturschutzgebiet | 20,331 | protected area contained by site | 321 |
| Waddensea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 443,100 | protected area overlaps with site | 419,892 |
| Unterelbe bis Wedel | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 7,426 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Untereider | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,606 | protected area contained by site | 3,011 |
| Treene Winderatter See bis Friedrichstadt und Bollingstedter Au | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,906 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| The Wadden Sea | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1,143,403 | protected area overlaps with site | 443,100 |
| Sylter Außenriff | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 531,429 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Sylt.Aussenr.-Oestl.Dt.Bucht | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 559,600 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Süd-Ost-Heide Kampen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 20 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Speicherkoog Dithmarschen (Nordkoog) | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 712 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| SPA Östliche Deutsche Bucht | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 313,513 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Seevogelschutzgebiet Helgoland | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 161,333 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Schobüller Berg | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 531 | protected area is adjacent to site | 32 |
| Schleswig-Holsteinisches Elbästuar und angrenzende Flächen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 19,280 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and adjacent areas | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 454,988 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Schlesw.-Holst. Wattenmeer | Nationalpark | 441,500 | protected area contained by site | 441,500 |
| S-H Wadden sea National Park | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 441,000 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| S-H Seabird Protection Area | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 161,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Rickelsbüller Koog | Naturschutzgebiet | 543 | protected area overlaps with site | 534 |
| Rantumer Dünen / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 338 | protected area contained by site | 397 |
| Rantumbecken | Naturschutzgebiet | 582 | protected area overlaps with site | 576 |
| Rantum (Sylt) | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 108 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 463,907 | is identical to site | 443,100 |
| Östliche Deutsche Bucht | Naturschutzgebiet | 313,514 | protected area overlaps with site | 382 |
| Oldensworter Vorland | Naturschutzgebiet | 251 | protected area contained by site | 266 |
| NTP S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 452,101 | protected area contained by site | 443,100 |
| NSG Rantumbecken | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 567 | protected area contained by site | 493 |
| Nordspitze Amrum auf der Insel Amrum im Kreis Südtondern | Naturschutzgebiet | 79 | protected area contained by site | 71 |
| Nordfriesisches Wattenmeer | Naturschutzgebiet | 138,001 | protected area contained by site | 3,177 |
| Nord-Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,749 | protected area contained by site | 1,796 |
| Nord-Ost-Heide Kampen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 12 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Nielönn / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 65 | protected area contained by site | 64 |
| Morsum-Kliff | Naturschutzgebiet | 44 | protected area overlaps with site | 43 |
| Morsum | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 235 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Küstenlandschaft Ost-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 380 | protected area overlaps with site | 134 |
| Küsten- und Dünenlandschaften Amrums | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,158 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,813 |
| Kronenloch / Speicherkoog Dithmarschen | Naturschutzgebiet | 536 | protected area contained by site | 532 |
| Kampener Vogelkoje auf Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 9 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Jükermarsch und Tipkenhügel | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 88 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Hörnum-Odde / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 66 | protected area contained by site | 157 |
| Hamburger Hallig | Naturschutzgebiet | 448 | protected area contained by site | 216 |
| Grüne Insel mit Eiderwatt | Naturschutzgebiet | 964 | protected area contained by site | 1,000 |
| Godelniederung / Föhr | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 149 | protected area overlaps with site | 75 |
| Eiderstedt | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 6,704 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Dünenlandschaft Süd-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 741 | protected area overlaps with site | 529 |
| Dünenlandschaft auf dem Roten Kliff / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 167 | protected area overlaps with site | 177 |
| Dünen- und Heidelandschaften Nord-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,916 | protected area contained by site | 1,916 |
| Dünen- und Heidelandschaften Nord- und Mittel-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 642 | protected area overlaps with site | 255 |
| Dünen- und Heidelandschaft Hörnum auf Sylt | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 182 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Dünen St. Peter | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 153 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Dithmarscher Wattenmeer | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 6,973 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Dithmarscher Eidervorland mit Watt | Naturschutzgebiet | 735 | protected area contained by site | 620 |
| Braderuper Heide / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 124 | protected area contained by site | 137 |
| Beltringharder Koog | Naturschutzgebiet | 3,335 | protected area contained by site | 3,350 |
| Baakdeel-Rantum / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | 227 | protected area overlaps with site | 242 |
| Archsum | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 139 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Amrumer Dünen | Naturschutzgebiet | 727 | protected area overlaps with site | 728 |
| Amrum | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,866 | protected area overlaps with site | 891 |
| Alte Deichbruchstelle bei Preil | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 5 | protected area overlaps with site | 2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (includes the Halligs, Kniepsand/Amrum, Lister Koog, Rantumbecken, Rickelsb. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.
