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Nõva-Osmussaar


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU passage 2008 min 66,892 individuals A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU winter 2016-2021 2,791-48,855 individuals A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT passage 2008 min 10,032 individuals B1a, B3a, C1, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT non-breeding 2008 min 1,607 individuals B1a, C1
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca VU winter 2021 min 208 individuals A1, C1
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra LC non-breeding 1993-1996 1-20,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC passage 1996 10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila LC passage 1996 10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1998-2003 50 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding 1987-2001 4-5 breeding pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 1991-1999 50 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage - 100,000-499,999 individuals A4iii, C4

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2022).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
VEP nr.L01674 Woodland key habitat 3 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.155089 Woodland key habitat 4 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.155088 Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik 3 protected area overlaps with site 0
VEP nr.155048 Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik 1 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.154170 Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik 1 protected area overlaps with site 0
VEP nr.154169 Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
VEP nr. L00201 Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik 2 protected area contained by site 0
Tuksi püsielupaik Species Protection Site 60 protected area overlaps with site 33
Põõsaspea neeme rändrahn Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Osmussaare MKA, Tuletorni pv. Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd 4 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare MKA, Tiiru skv Maastikukaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd 1 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare MKA, Osmussaare skv Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 400 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare MKA, Lõunasadama pv. Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd 10 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare MKA, Bieni pv. Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd 74 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare maastikukaitseala Landscape Protection Area 487 protected area contained by site 487
Osmussaare maastikukaitseala Maastikukaitseala (looduspark) 489 protected area contained by site 0
Osmussaare kaksikud Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Osmussaare II rahnuderühm Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Osmussaare I rahnuderühm Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva-Osmussaare hoiuala (Läänemaa) Hoiuala 22,082 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva-Osmussaare hoiuala (Harjumaa) Hoiuala 188 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva-Osmussaare hoiuala Limited Management Zone 22,167 protected area overlaps with site 21,197
Nõva-Osmussaare Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 24,745 protected area contains site 23,924
Nõva-Osmussaare Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 24,745 protected area contains site 23,570
Nõva maastikukaitseala Landscape Protection Area 1,867 protected area overlaps with site 1,841
Nõva looduskaitseala Nature reserve 2,390 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Uuejõe skv. Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve 66 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Roosta pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 18 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Rooslepa skv. Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve 202 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Põõsaspea skv. Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve 44 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Pikane skv. Managed conservation zone of nature reserve 37 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Peraküla skv. Managed conservation zone of nature reserve 1,037 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Mustjärve skv. Managed conservation zone of nature reserve 154 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Liivase pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 18 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Liivanõmme pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 121 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Lepajõe pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 15 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Lepaaugu pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 17 protected area contained by site 0
Nõva LKA, Keibu skv. Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve 412 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nõva LKA, Keibu pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 83 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Nõva LKA, Dirhami pv. Limited management zone of nature reserve 2 protected area overlaps with site 0
Keibu-Ristna hoiuala Hoiuala 65 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Järvekivi Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 27,450 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
Forest Native coniferous woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Water fringe vegetation -
Shrubland -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nõva-Osmussaar. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nõva-osmussaar-iba-estonia on 19/03/2024.