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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A shallow, nutrient-rich lake with large areas of reedbed (
Phragmites), surrounded by meadows and cultivated land.
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is a programme of non-intensive land-use. Unchecked vegetation growth is adversely affecting wader breeding habitats.
National High
International HighIBA overlaps with Nature Reserve. IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rietzer See (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rietzer-see-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.
