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Ringkøbing Fjord This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC non-breeding 1994 1,091 individuals A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus LC non-breeding 1994 8,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca LC non-breeding 1994 6,900 individuals B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 1994 10 breeding pairs B2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 1994 1,000 breeding pairs B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding 1994 592-670 breeding pairs A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT passage - 1,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding 1994 266-272 breeding pairs B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LC breeding 1992 530 breeding pairs B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC breeding 1996 1,024 breeding pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 1994 20,000-49,999 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 (2000).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2019 not assessed very high not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes problematic native species/diseases - named species happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Natural system modifications dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Natural system modifications other ecosystem modifications happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded happening now whole area/population (>90%) moderate to rapid deterioration very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place not assessed
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Værnengene Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser 2,598 protected area overlaps with site 0
Varde Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) 22,150 protected area overlaps with site 0
Skjern Å Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,580 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) 24,535 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ringkøbing Fjord og Nymindestrømmen Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 0 protected area contained by site 0
Ringkøbing Fjord og Nymindestrømmen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 27,684 protected area overlaps with site 27,684
Ringkøbing Fjord Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 28,459 protected area contains site 27,720
Ringkobing Fjord Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 27,652 protected area contains site 27,720
Nymindestrøm Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser 420 protected area overlaps with site 0
Blåbjerg Egekrat; Lyngbos Hede og Hennegårds Klitter Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 694 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Water fringe vegetation -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ringkøbing Fjord. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ringkøbing-fjord-iba-denmark on 19/03/2024.