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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2006	3,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - run-off	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Värmlands Säby	Naturreservat	184	protected area overlaps with site	0
Värmlands Säby	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	184	protected area overlaps with site	151
Värmlands Säby	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	184	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vallholmen	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	160	protected area contained by site	107
Vallholmen	Naturreservat	305	protected area overlaps with site	107
SO om Dyrö Mallskär	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	1	protected area contained by site	0
Nötön-Åråsviken	Naturreservat	2,188	protected area overlaps with site	2,220
Nötön-Åråsviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,188	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nötön-Åråsviken	Naturreservat	620	protected area contained by site	0
Nötön-Åråsviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,188	protected area overlaps with site	2,188
Kilsviken	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9,090	is identical to site	9,090
Inre Kilsviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	129	protected area overlaps with site	129
Inre Kilsviken	Naturreservat	128	protected area overlaps with site	132
Inre Kilsviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	129	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gullspångsälven	Naturreservat	175	protected area overlaps with site	175
Gullspångsälven	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	174	protected area overlaps with site	145
Gullspångsälven	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	174	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dyrön	Naturreservat	544	protected area contained by site	0
Dyrön	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	544	protected area contained by site	544
Dyro-Mallskars Skar	Bird Sanctuary	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Åråsvikens norra skärgård	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	352	protected area contained by site	352
Åråsviken-Vallholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	925	protected area contained by site	783

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bay of Kil. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.