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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)	1,300 birds	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1990–1999)	450 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	300 birds	C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1990–1999)	12,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1990–1999)	60,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1990–1999)	60,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (1997)	3,500 birds	B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1990–1999)	1,550 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1990–1999)	450 birds	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	20–55 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	10–50 pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,100 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (2002)	25–27 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	10–15 pairs	C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (1997)	1,400 birds	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	6 pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage (1990–1999)	1,200 birds	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (1990–1999)	320 birds	C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	70–120 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	20–35 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	30–40 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2002)	3–4 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1997)	8–12 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (2001)	10–15 pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1995)	3,000–8,000 birds	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1991–1999)	142,870 birds	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1991–1999)	142,870 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Niederung der Unteren Havel/Gülper See Korrekturfläche - DE3440305	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-)	<1
1961	Jederitzer Holz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
1967	Untere Havel	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	34
1967	Schollener See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1967	Stremel	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
1979	Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	30
1986	Pritzerber Laake	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1998	Westhavelland	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	65
1998	Westhavelland	Nature Park (V)	64
2004	Untere Havel Nord	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	28
2009	Untere Havel Süd	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	23
2010	Gülper See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Havel - Lake Schollene - Lake Gülpe (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-havel--lake-schollene--lake-gülpe-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.