Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 109,729-133,216 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | winter | 1981-1998 | 68,032-101,716 individuals | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | winter | 1981-1998 | 74,571-215,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | winter | 1981-1998 | 45,000-150,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | non-breeding | 1981-1998 | 111,994-200,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1998 | 3,588 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1998 | 160,223 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1998 | 67,162 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 7,024 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1998 | 19,439 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 3,065 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | passage | 1981-1998 | 176,696 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 6,494-8,464 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | VU | passage | 1981-1998 | 49,157 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 48,861-69,703 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | LC | passage | 1998 | 14,877 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 599-1,040 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1992 | 270 individuals | B2 |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage | 1981-1998 | 61,200 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 1981-1998 | 157,890 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | NT | passage | 1998 | 3,404 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | passage | 1998 | 391,142 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 5,747-12,804 individuals | C6 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | breeding | 1998 | 10-12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | VU | non-breeding | 1994 | 10,518-19,425 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | passage | 1994 | 27,504 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | winter | 1998 | 501,793 individuals | B1i, B2, C3 |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 12,403 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 7,363 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 13,610 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 79,597 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 41,564 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | breeding | 1981-1998 | 3,700 breeding pairs | B1i, B3, C3 |
| Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | passage | 1998 | 56,743 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 362-750 individuals | B1i, C2, C6 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1997 | 230 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1997 | 2,800 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1997 | 3,800 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | passage | 1981-1998 | 10,768-15,364 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 6,850 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 1995-1997 | 17,492-17,494 breeding pairs | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1988-1996 | 122,512-219,425 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1985-1998 | 1,289,387-1,348,168 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1991-1998 | 936,220-1,215,333 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Hamburger Hallig | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1935 | Kampener Vogelkoje auf Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1936 | Nordspitze Amrum auf der Insel Amrum im Kreis Südtondern | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1957 | Süd-Ost-Heide Kampen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1965 | Rantum (Sylt) | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1965 | Dünen- und Heidelandschaft Hörnum auf Sylt | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1968 | Morsum-Kliff | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1971 | Amrumer Dünen | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1972 | Hörnum-Odde / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1972 | Alte Deichbruchstelle bei Preil | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1973 | Rantumer Dünen / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1976 | Dithmarscher Wattenmeer | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1 |
| 1977 | Amrum | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1979 | Baakdeel-Rantum / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1979 | Dünenlandschaft auf dem Roten Kliff / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1979 | Braderuper Heide / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1979 | Nielönn / Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1980 | Wattenmeer nördlich des Hindenburgdammes | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1980 | Nord-Sylt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1982 | Nordfriesisches Wattenmeer | Naturschutzgebiet | 1 |
| 1982 | Rickelsbüller Koog | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1983 | Rantumbecken | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1985 | Schlesw.-Holst. Wattenmeer | Nationalpark | 100 |
| 1985 | Kronenloch / Speicherkoog Dithmarschen | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1989 | Grüne Insel mit Eiderwatt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1989 | Dithmarscher Eidervorland mit Watt | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1991 | Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and adjacent areas | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 59 |
| 1991 | Beltringharder Koog | Naturschutzgebiet | 1 |
| 1993 | Oldensworter Vorland | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1994 | Wöhrdener Loch / Speicherkoog Dithmarschen | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 1996 | NSG Rantumbecken | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | NTP S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 100 |
| 2004 | Waddensea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 95 |
| 2004 | Untereider | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 |
| 2004 | Küsten- und Dünenlandschaften Amrums | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Dünen- und Heidelandschaften Nord-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Dünenlandschaft Süd-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Godelniederung / Föhr | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Küstenlandschaft Ost-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2005 | Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| 2005 | S-H Wadden sea National Park | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 98 |
| 2006 | Speicherkoog Dithmarschen (Nordkoog) | Landschaftschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 2006 | Dünen- und Heidelandschaften Nord- und Mittel-Sylt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2007 | Östliche Deutsche Bucht | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 2009 | The Wadden Sea | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (includes the Halligs, Kniepsand/Amrum, Lister Koog, Rantumbecken, Rickelsb (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/schleswig-holstein-wadden-sea-national-park-(includes-the-halligs-kniepsand-amrum-lister-koog-rantumbecken-rickelsb-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.