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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	230 birds	C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,870 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter (1990)	3,803 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	58,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1990–1999)	15,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1990)	2,023 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–1999)	25,790 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	300 birds	B1i, C2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1990–1999)	6,250 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding (1980–1989)	400 pairs	B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,010 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	97 pairs	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (1990–1999)	21,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,600 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1990–1999)	4,190 birds	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	60 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	9 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	4 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	326 pairs	B3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1990–1999)	2,570 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage (1990–1999)	3,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage (1990–1999)	37,630 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (1990–1999)	1,250 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1990–1999)	720 pairs	B2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	38 pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (1990–1999)	1,820 birds	C6
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	passage (1990–1999)	1,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	460 pairs	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	5 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage (1990–1999)	39 birds	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (1990–1999)	220 birds	C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	418 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage (1990–1999)	1,900 birds	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	resident (1995)	12 pairs	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	passage (1990–1999)	850 birds	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	49 pairs	C2, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	26 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	20 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	4 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	126 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–1999)	50,979 birds	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1990–1998)	143,066 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Niederelbe zwischen Stade und Ottendorf	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1970	Vogelschutzgebiet Hullen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1974	Außendeich Nordkehdingen I	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	5
1975	Ostemündung	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1979	Allwördener Außendeich/ Brammersand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1981	Schilf- und Wasserfläche Krautsand/ Ostende	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1982	Außendeich Nordkehdingen II	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4
1982	Ostesee	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1984	Hadelner und Belumer Außendeich	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	6
1985	Schwarztonnensand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1985	Wildvogelreservat Nordkehdingen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1988	Asselersand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1992	Waddensea of Lower Saxony	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	56	Humid grasslands
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Elbe marshes between Stade and Otterndorf (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/elbe-marshes-between-stade-and-otterndorf-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.