Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 15,450 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | not assessed | very unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA encompasses a group of largely uninhabited islands and surrounding shallow waters. The vegetation on the islands includes saltmarshes, heathland and various grassland types, with some cultivation on a few islands. The sea area surrounding the islands is regarded as a scientific reference area as it is almost unaffected by nutrient pollution.
Key biodiversity
The site supports a large colony of Phalacrocorax carbo and high numbers of wintering Somateria mollissima. Recurvirostra avosetta, Sterna sandvicensis, S. paradisaea and S. albifrons, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breed at the site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stavnsfjord and adjacent waters. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.
