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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 (2000)	200 birds	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (2000)	350 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (2000)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (2000)	3,000 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2000)	8,000 birds	B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1996)	1,660 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (2000)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1990–1995)	20 pairs	B2, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1999)	22,010 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1952	Neßsand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1969	Pinneberger Elbmarschen	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	34
1969	LSG des Kreises Pinneberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	3
1983	Kollmarer Marsch	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	7
1991	Eschschallen im Seestermüher Vorland	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4
1992	Waddensea of Lower Saxony	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	5
1997	Elbinsel Pagensand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	7
2000	Haseldorfer Binnenelbe mit Elbvorland	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	8
2000	Rhinplate und Elbufer südlich Glückstadt	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	6
2000	Pinneberger Elbmarschen	Landscape Protection Area (V)	30
2004	Waddensea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	10
2005	S-H Wadden sea National Park	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pinneberg Elbe lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pinneberg-elbe-lowlands-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.