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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large, shallow, eutrophic lake (1,300 ha), surrounded by pasture and bog.
The site regularly holds more than 20,000 wintering wildfowl. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (6 breeding pairs).
National None
International HighIBA overlaps with Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dümmer (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dümmer-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.