DE217
Wagbach lowlands


IBA Justification

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage (1997) 3–4 birds C6
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage (1998) 2–5 birds C6
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus VU passage (1998) 1–3 birds C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana LC passage (1995–2000) 12 birds C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva LC passage (1997) 12 birds C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva LC breeding (1990–2000) 1 pairs C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1997) 24–450 birds C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC passage (1997) 2–4 birds C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC passage (1997) 2–11 birds C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC passage (1995–2000) 2–7 birds C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (1990–2000) 3–10 pairs C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC passage (1997) 2–4 birds C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC passage (1998) 5–8 birds C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1995–2000) 3–15 pairs C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC passage (1995–2000) 14 birds C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC passage (1997) 1–7 birds C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC passage (1997) 3–4 birds C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC passage (1997) 2–45 birds C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC passage (1995–2000) 100 birds C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC non-breeding (1990–2000) 60 birds C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC passage (1997) 3–7 birds C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC resident (1997) 1 pairs C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC passage (1997) 1–2 birds C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC passage (1995–2000) 9 birds C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC passage (1995–2000) 150 birds C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC passage (1997) 5–10 birds C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC passage (1997) 2–3 birds C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus LC passage (1997) 1–2 birds C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus LC passage (1997) 2–4 birds C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC passage (1997) 9–80 birds C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC passage (1995–2000) 27 birds C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding (1995–2000) 3–4 pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC resident (1997) 2 pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC passage (1997) 1–2 birds C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC passage (1997) 15–80 birds C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC passage (1997) 14–24 birds C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC passage (1997) 2–5 birds C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC passage (1997) 35–139 birds C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola VU passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC passage (1997) 1 birds C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC passage (1998) 20 birds C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding (1990–2000) 150–200 pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC passage (1997) 3–4 birds C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC passage (1997) 1–2 birds C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Wagbachniederung Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 22

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 50 Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial 35 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest 10 Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland - Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland - Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
nature conservation and research 30
tourism/recreation 30
agriculture 25
forestry 10
urban/industrial/transport 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wagbach lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wagbach-lowlands-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.