Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 103,155 hectares (1,031.55 km2)
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greifswalder Bodden (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greifswalder-bodden-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.