Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein', Bird protection area in Lower Rhine region, Germany

The Vogelschutzgebiet Unterer Niederrhein is a protected nature area along the Rhine River consisting of reed marshes, abandoned water bodies, and open grasslands spread across several districts. The landscape features flat terrain with extensive wetlands and meadows that form a mosaic of different habitats for water birds and ground nesting species.

The area was designated in 1983 by the Düsseldorf regional government under the EU Birds Directive, with the protection code DE-4203-401. It covers eleven sub-areas of almost 260 square kilometres in Duisburg, Kleve and Wesel, stretching from the Binsheimer Feld to the Dutch border. It is the second-largest bird protection area in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The reserve's German name refers to the Lower Rhine, the stretch of the river between Duisburg and the Dutch border where its eleven sub-areas lie. BirdLife International lists it as an Important Bird Area, and the goose flocks of the Rhine floodplain are what the protection order of 1983 chiefly targets.

The area is split into eleven sub-areas between Duisburg's Binsheimer Feld and the Dutch border, so access points differ; marked paths and viewing platforms serve birdwatching. Avoid walking on dikes or into flooded grassland, and keep disturbance low during the breeding season from February to August.

The area functions as a hub for migratory birds that travel between African wintering grounds and northern breeding territories, making the visitor experience shift dramatically with the seasons. Species diversity changes month to month as new arrivals appear and others depart.