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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1995	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995	1-6 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2001	5 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2001	10 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1995	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1995	800 individuals	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1995	40 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1995	130 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2001	3 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2001	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2001	2 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2001	1 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2001	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2001	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	2001	20-35 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2001	500-600 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2001	50-80 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	300 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
1990	Drömling	Nature Park	100
1990	Drömling	Landschaftschutzgebiet	100
2005	Ohre-Drömling	Naturschutzgebiet	18

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
not utilised	-

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