Wittmund-Wangerland (Germany) IBA | Summary

DE095

Wittmund-Wangerland

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Niedersachsen

IBA Justification: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 (2002)

Area: 7,882 hectares (78.82 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
Predominantly intensively used arable land with a widespread system of ditches containing reeds Phragmites.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wittmund-Wangerland (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wittmund-wangerland-iba-germany on 12/01/2025.