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Isles of Oie and Kirr


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1996) 95 breeding pairs B3
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC breeding (1996) 252 breeding pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1990 Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft Nationalpark (II) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isles of Oie and Kirr (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isles-of-oie-and-kirr-iba-germany on 24/01/2025.