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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–2000)	29,900 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1980–1989)	1,800 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1980–1989)	8,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1980–1989)	5,000 birds	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	69 pairs	B3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1990–2000)	7,700 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter (1980–1989)	3,425 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter (1990–2000)	6,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter (1980–1989)	4,600 birds	B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter (1990–2000)	14,000 birds	B1i, B2, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	winter (1990–2000)	4,270 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter (1980–1989)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	420 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1985–1994)	86,695 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer	Nationalpark (II)	41
1992	Waddensea of Lower Saxony	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	41

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dollart (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dollart-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.