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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	7 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1996	10 individuals	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1996	20 individuals	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1996	1-2 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1990-1999	4 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1990-1999	110 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-1999	50 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Drömling	Landschaftschutzgebiet	6
1966	Drömling	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
1966	Drömling	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1972	Kaiserwinkel	Landschaftschutzgebiet	5
1977	Lütjes Moor	Landschaftschutzgebiet	8
1979	Allerauenwald im Drömling	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1988	Wendschotter und Vorsfelder Drömling	Naturschutzgebiet	14
1990	Drömling	Landschaftschutzgebiet	39
1990	Kaiserwinkel	Naturschutzgebiet	9
1992	Giebelmoor	Naturschutzgebiet	16
1999	Drömling	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20
2000	Drömling	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2000	Grabensystem Drömling	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2000	Stauberg nördlich Oebisfelde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Drömling	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20
2005	Ohre-Drömling	Naturschutzgebiet	53
2007	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	74
2016	Drömling	Landscape Protection Area	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	21

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Drömling (Niedersachsen) (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/drömling-(niedersachsen)-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.