SE032
Bay of Rynninge


Country/territory: Sweden
Subnational region(s): Örebro

IBA Justification: B1i, C2, C3, C6 (2007)

Area: 2,000 hectares (20.00 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 favourable medium high


Site description (2000 baseline)
A nutrient-rich, shallow bay of Lake Hjälmaren, surrounded by cattle-grazed wet meadows. The bay was, until recently, a landfill site˜restoration was undertaken during 1992-1996 by the city of örebro authorities.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding wetland passerines and passage wildfowl and waders.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bay of Rynninge (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bay-of-rynninge-iba-sweden on 22/01/2025.