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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1990-1999	2,500 individuals	B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	10,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1990-1999	300 individuals	B1i, C2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	30 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1990-1999	300 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10 breeding pairs	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
1962	Haffküste	Landschaftschutzgebiet	35
1967	Großer Koblentzer See	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1989	Wildes Moor bei Borken	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Gottesheide mit Schloßsee und Lenzener See	Naturschutzgebiet	4
1990	Ahlbecker Seegrund	Naturschutzgebiet	4
1990	Altwarper Binnendünen, Neuwarper See und Riether Werder	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1990	Waldhof	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Gorinsee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2004	Waldhof; Jägerbrück und Schwarzer See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2004	Ahlbecker Seegrund und Eggesiner See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2004	Gottesheide mit Schloß- und Lenzener See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Altwarper Binnendünen; Neuwarper See und Riether Werder	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Koblentzer See und Zerrenthiner Wiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Alteichen bei Christiansberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Eichenwälder bei Viereck	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Wald bei Kuhlmorgen an der Uecker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Latzigsee bei Borken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Am Stettiner Haff	Nature Park	40
2008	Ueckermünder Heide	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	64
2008	Binnendünen und Wälder bei Altwarp	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2008	Koblentzer See	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2011	Am Randow Bruch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ueckermünder Heide (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ueckermünder-heide-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.