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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	1997	400-500 breeding pairs	C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1997	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1988	250-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1988	800 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1988	50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1996	20 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1997	4-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tjusby sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61	protected area overlaps with site	27
Sydöstra Ölands sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,867	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sydöstra Ölands sjömarker	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,867	protected area overlaps with site	5,113
Störlinge sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	219	protected area overlaps with site	89
Stora ören	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	132	protected area overlaps with site	130
Stora Oren	Bird Sanctuary	130	protected area contained by site	130
Södviks sjömarker	Naturreservat	79	protected area overlaps with site	58
Södviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,019	protected area overlaps with site	0
Södviken	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	138	protected area overlaps with site	297
Södviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,019	protected area overlaps with site	2,019
Sodviken	Bird Sanctuary	310	protected area contained by site	310
Sillgrund	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	30	protected area contained by site	29
Östra Vässbys sjömarker	Naturreservat	218	protected area contained by site	218
Öland, eastern coastal areas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8,460	protected area contained by site	8,460
Marsjö sjömarker	Naturreservat	141	protected area overlaps with site	141
Kåreholm och Kartarna	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	34	protected area contained by site	35
Kapelludden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	498	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kapelludden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	498	protected area overlaps with site	416
Husvalla sjömarker	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,304	protected area overlaps with site	1,189
Husvalla sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,304	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hulterstad sjömarker	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	37	protected area overlaps with site	0
Högenäs orde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	122	protected area overlaps with site	50
Högenäs Orde	Naturreservat	122	protected area overlaps with site	0
Högby hamn	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	87	protected area overlaps with site	87
Högby hamn	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87	protected area overlaps with site	0
Högby hamn	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	87	protected area overlaps with site	93
Hjälmstads sjömarker	Naturreservat	34	protected area overlaps with site	0
Greda vik	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	47	protected area overlaps with site	52
Gammalsby sjömarker	Naturreservat	179	protected area overlaps with site	0
Frösslunda sjömark	Naturreservat	140	protected area overlaps with site	0
Egby sjömarker	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	983	protected area overlaps with site	607
Egby sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	983	protected area overlaps with site	0
Åkerby-Runstens sjömarker	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,119	protected area overlaps with site	0
Åkerby-Runstens sjömarker	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,119	protected area overlaps with site	1,030

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Sea	Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal area (including seaside meadows) of Eastern Öland. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.