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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A wetland complex in the Rhine valley, comprising flooded gravel-pits, former settling ponds, reedbeds (
Phragmites) and areas of small-scale cultivation. Additional habitats include mudflats, wet meadows and patches of forest.
Breeding species include
Ixobrychus minutus,
Ardea purpurea and
Aythya ferina. The site also supports a variety of wintering and passage waterbirds. Passage species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Anser erythropus,
Branta ruficollis,
Aythya nyroca (2-5 individuals),
Crex crex and
Acrocephalus paludicola.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water management is planned. The area is a candidate Special Area for Conservation.
National Partial
International High224 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Wagbachniederung, 224 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
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 22/11/2024.
