SE060
Lomma Bight


Country/territory: Sweden

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 6,200 ha

Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 favourable medium medium
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow bay in the straits of öresund, situated to the north of a new bridge linking Sweden and Denmark. The beaches are of sand and clay.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering wildfowl, breeding and passage waders, and both wintering and passage gulls.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lomma Bight. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lomma-bight-iba-sweden on 19/03/2024.