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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (1990–1999)	15,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,500 birds	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	600 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	16,200 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1990–1999)	41,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	4,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–1999)	40,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter (1990–1999)	100,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter (1990–1999)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter (1990–1999)	3,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1990–1999)	10,000 birds	B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1990–1999)	10,000 birds	B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter (1990–1999)	30,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1991–1999)	87 pairs	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (1990–1999)	50,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,500 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1990–1999)	11,200 birds	B1i, C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter (1990–1999)	300 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	40,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1994)	27 pairs	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1990–1999)	15,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	173 pairs	B3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,500–2,330 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter (1990–1999)	20,000–30,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (1990–1999)	1,100 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	28 pairs	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage (1990–1999)	30,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	non-breeding (1990–1999)	800 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	6 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	103 pairs	B2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding (1990–1999)	400 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	400–1,400 pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1,000 pairs	B2, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	3 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1987)	5 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	10–50 birds	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	14 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1990–1999)	50–70 birds	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	10–20 birds	C6
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	3,200 pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (1991–1999)	100 pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1990–1999)	40,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1990–1999)	425,800–436,630 birds	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–1999)	31,100 birds	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Coast and lagoons of Western Pomerania	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	39
1937	Dornbusch und Schwedenhagener Ufer	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1961	Ahrenshooper Holz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1967	Dünenheide auf der Insel Hiddensee	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1990	Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft	Nationalpark (II)	39
1994	Nordufer Wittow mit Hohen Dielen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1996	Boddenlandschaft	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	9
1996	Barthe	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1997	Vorpommersche Boddenküste	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	3
2006	Nordwestufer Wittow und Kreptitzer Heide	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2009	West-Rügen	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	5
2010	Insel Hiddensee	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coast and lagoons of Western Pomerania (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coast-and-lagoons-of-western-pomerania-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.