Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large area of marsh and polders, intensively used for agriculture. Water-levels are regulated.
This is an important passage and wintering area for geese and waders. The site holds more than 20,000 waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Branta ruficollis (wintering).
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rheiderland (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rheiderland-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.
