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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	2006	1,600 individuals	B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	2004	56 breeding pairs	B3, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2006	4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	2006	6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2005	888 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	2004	38 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2004	4 breeding pairs	C6
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding	2004	100 breeding pairs	B3
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	2006	80 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	2006-2007	50 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2006	50 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2001	10 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2006	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Marine Neritic	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	North-east Scania coastline and archipelago	Nature Reserve	<1
-	North-east Scania coastline and archipelago	Bird Sanctuary	<1
1900	Vållholmen	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Hylleskär	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Rådmansholmarna	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1913	Lägerholmen	Naturreservat	<1
1972	Ängholmarna m. fl. öar, holmar och skär	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	1
1972	Hylleholm m fl	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Takholmen	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Långholmarna m fl.	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Ängholmarna	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Bönviken	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Gruarna m fl.	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Kråkeskär m fl	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1972	Kristiansskär m fl	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1985	Vållholmen	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1985	Hylleskär	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1985	Rådmansholmarna	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1989	Naturvårdsområdet Pestbacken	Naturvårdsområde	<1
1993	Valje	Naturreservat	<1
1996	Äspet	Naturreservat	<1
1996	Äspet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Valje	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Vållholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1997	Rinkaby skjutfält	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Tostebergakusten	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2000	Edenryd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Östra Hammaren-Käringören	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Gruarna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2000	Sölvesborgsviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2000	Näsnabbarna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Tosteberga-Ängholmarna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2006	Tosteberga ängar	Naturreservat	<1
2018	Sölvesborgsviken	Naturreservat	<1
2018	Västra Näsnabben	Nature Reserve	<1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Nordöstra Skånes Fågelklubb	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		75
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations	6
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	5
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	3
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	2
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	30
military	15
agriculture	6
hunting	5
tourism/recreation	5
forestry	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipelago and coastline of North-East Scania (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipelago-and-coastline-of-north-east-scania-iba-sweden on 22/11/2024.