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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1990–1999)	181 pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	4 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	62 birds	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Bockholter Dose	Landscape Protection Area (V)	<1
1988	Molberger Dose	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2008	Mittelradde - Marka -Südradde	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	27
2009	Bockholter Dose	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Südradde lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/südradde-lowlands-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.