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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1997	42-43 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	2,000 individuals	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1992	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	1996	1 individuals	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1992	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1982	1 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1992	1 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	1997	3 individuals	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1992	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1992	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident	1992	11 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1997	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1997	40 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1998	162-190 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1992	present	C6

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
1957	NSG Schluchten und Moore am oberem Furlbach	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1960	NSG Schlaenger Moor	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1965	Eggegebirge und südlicher Teutoburger Wald	Nature Park	1
1970	Kurwald Bad Lippspringe mit Strotheaue	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1970	Untere Senne	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1974	NSG Moosheide	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1974	NSG Moosheide	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1989	LSG-Obere Senne	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
1989	LSG-Kurwald Bad Lippspringe mit Strotheaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1989	NSG Strothe-Niederung	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1989	Obere Senne	Landscape Protection Area	1
1990	LSG-Teutoburger Wald mit Brackweder Osning und Obere Senne mit Wistinghauser-, Haustenbecker- und Augustdorfer Senne und Auslõufern der Stukenbroker Lehmplatten	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
1991	Teutoburger Wald mit Brackweder Osning und Obe	Landscape Protection Area	1
1995	Trockensenne und Neunkirchner Sandebene(Feucht	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1999	Senne mit Stapelager Senne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	93
1999	Strotheniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Vogelschutzgebiet Senne mit Teutoburger Wald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	93
2004	NSG Oesterholzer Bruch mit Schwedenschanze	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	57
Shrubland	Heathland	17
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	6

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sennelager training area (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sennelager-training-area-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.