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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1996	500-2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1996	15-35 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	passage	2006	50-500 individuals	B1ii, C3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2006	3,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bay of Skalderviken	Bird Sanctuary	-
-	Bay of Skalderviken	Nature Reserve	-
1959	Rönnen	Nature Reserve	1
1971	Vegeåns mynning	Nature Reserve	7
1985	Surkenabben	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	1
1996	Skälderviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2001	Skälderviken	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2001	Jonstorp-Vegeåns mynning	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	93
2008	Kullaberg-Skälderviken	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100
2015	Jonstorp-Vegeåns mynning	Naturreservat	94
2016	Nordvästra Skånes havsområde	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2017	Nordvästra Skånes havsområde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3

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

Name	Year formed
Kullabygdens Ornitologiska Förening	0

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		85
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	15
urban/industrial/transport	5
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bay of Skälder (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bay-of-skälder-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.