Site description (2000 baseline)
Situated in the valley of the embanked Rhine, the IBA comprises Quercus-Ulmus and Quercus-Carpinus riverine forest, dry grassland, meadows, large gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites), springs, arable land and orchards.
Key biodiversity
This is an important stop-over site for a range of passage waterbirds. Breeding species include Anas strepera, Alcedo atthis and Dendrocopos medius.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhine flats Nonnenweier - Kehl (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhine-flats-nonnenweier--kehl-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.