Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
Area: 103,155 hectares (1,031.55 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union
Site description (2000 baseline)
A bay on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, comprising large shoals, intertidal zones and saltmarsh. An ice-free zone around a nuclear power-station outfall has increased the bay's importance for wintering waterbirds. The hinterland is used for pasture and haymaking; traditional fishing takes place at sea.
Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greifswalder Bodden (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greifswalder-bodden-iba-germany on 16/01/2025.