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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2 breeding pairs	C6
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1997	50-100 individuals	C2, C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990-1999	8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	8,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	resident	1997	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	resident	1997	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	6,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1990-1999	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1990-1999	45 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	resident	1998	20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	1997	1 breeding pairs	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1997	1,000-1,500 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1997	25 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2001	3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1995	1 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	resident	1998	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	passage	1997	10-20 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	1990-1999	60 individuals	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	resident	1997	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1999	6,500 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1991-1999	23,545-24,045 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
1997	Fiener Bruch	Naturschutzgebiet	2
2000	Fiener Bruch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Buckau und Nebenfließe Ergänzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Fiener Bruch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	48
2001	Vogelschutzgebiet Fiener Bruch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	42

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs	90
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land	60
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	17

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
tourism/recreation	30
nature conservation and research	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fiener Bruch (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fiener-bruch-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.