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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1997	1 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1994	1 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1995	1 individuals	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996	1-12 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1991	15 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1992	2 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1989	14 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1995	1 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1993	1 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1997	1-2 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
1968	Werderland und Lesumröhrichte	Landschaftschutzgebiet	36
1968	Lesumniederung und Burg-Grambke	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
1990	Dunger See 1. Änderungsverordnung	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1996	Werderland	Naturschutzgebiet	19
2000	Werderland	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31
2004	Lesum	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2006	Weser zwischen Ochtummündung und Rekum	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2007	Werderland	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	62

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	80
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
nature conservation and research	30
tourism/recreation	30
hunting	-

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