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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding (1997)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding (2001)	24 pairs	B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1987–1996)	29,730 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (1987–1996)	2,831 birds	B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1987–1996)	4,375 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1998)	9,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	resident (1997)	600 pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (1990–1995)	2,100 birds	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1987–1996)	36,936 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1954	Bischofs-See	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	3
1955	Ascheberger Warder im Großen Plöner See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1986	Holsteinische Schweiz	Nature Park (V)	97
1992	Inseln im Großen Plöner See und Halbinsel Störland	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	9
1999	Nehmtener Forst und Nehmtener Ufer des Großen Plöner Sees	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	15
1999	Lanker See und die Schwentine bis zum Kleinen Plöner See u. Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	3
2010	Suhrer See und Umgebung	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grosser Plöner See (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grosser-plöner-see-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.