NABU has recently released a report on the status of birds in the German Wadden Sea. The publication with the title “Status, threats and conservation of birds in the German Wadden Sea” contains an analysis of the conservation and ecological status of the area, describes threats for birds, and identifies gaps in knowledge and topics for future action. It is one of a series of three, which similar reports have also been published by the BirdLife partners Vogelbescherming Nederland (VBN) for the Dutch Wadden Sea and Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF) for the Danish Wadden Sea.

Although large parts of the German Wadden Sea are protected as National Parks, current developments and future threats give cause for concern about the status of many bird species that depend on the Wadden Sea as a stopover site during migration or as a wintering area. In spite of a number of trilateral publications on birds there has been no up-to-date and comprehensive review of the status, threats and conservation needs of migratory and breeding birds of the German Wadden Sea. This report tries to fill this gap and specifically aims to summarize the knowledge of bird populations of the German Wadden Sea.

The report can be downloaded directly as a PDF - file from here or ordered as hard copy from:

http://www.nabu.de/en/themen/meere/wattenmeer/meldungen/12105.html