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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	2000-2006	2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2000-2007	170 individuals	C2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2000-2006	60,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2000-2006	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	winter	2000-2006	75 individuals	B1i, C2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident	2000-2007	14 individuals	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Strandstuviken	Naturreservat	43
1995	Strandstuviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	43
1996	Strandstuviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	43

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

Name	Year formed
Fågelföreningen Tärnan	0

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		75
Forest	Mixed woodland	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	45
tourism/recreation	30
forestry	15
agriculture	10
hunting	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bay of Strandstugu (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bay-of-strandstugu-iba-sweden on 22/11/2024.