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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	winter (1993)	190,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	non-breeding (1993)	1,850 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter (1993)	10,000-19,999 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	winter (1993)	10,000-19,999 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	winter (1993)	2,900 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	winter (1993)	37,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage (1993)	6,700 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1993)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Melanitta nigra	37,553 / 215,000 (birds)	18	very poor

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2007	Sydlige Nordsø	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	43
2009	Vadehavet med Ribe Å, Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern German Bight (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-german-bight-iba-denmark on 24/12/2024.