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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	4,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1996	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	non-breeding	1996	10-16 individuals	A1, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium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
1900	Djurön	Naturreservat	1
1995	Svensksundsviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	50
1996	Svensksundsviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55
1997	Skenäs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Djurön	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Södra Bråviken	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2004	Södra Bråviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	41
2015	Svensksundsviken	Naturreservat	53

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		75
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Forest	Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Shrubland	Scrub	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60

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