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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
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1994	28,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	1994	24,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1994	52,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	1,100	1,100	individuals	100	favourable
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	35	16	individuals	46	unfavourable
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	77,000	4,500	individuals	6	very unfavourable
Melanitta nigra	38,000	11,000	individuals	29	very unfavourable
Melanitta fusca	38,000	600	individuals	2	very unfavourable
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	414	414	individuals	100	favourable
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	220	220	individuals	100	favourable
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	18,000	800	individuals	5	very unfavourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	4,500	4,500	individuals	100	favourable
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	40	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	15	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	42	42	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	468	468	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	230	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Other	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	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
1983	Ålborg Bugt; nordlige del	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1986	Dokkedal Mulbjerge Mou	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	1
1992	Aalborg Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	<1
1998	Ålborg Bugt; Randers Fjord og Mariager Fjord	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2005	Ålborg Bay, Randers Fjord and Mariager Fjord	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100
2009	Ålborg Bugt, Randers Fjord og Mariager Fjord	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	68

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		80
Artificial/Terrestrial		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coast between Dokkedal and Lyngså (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coast-between-dokkedal-and-lyngså-iba-denmark on 24/11/2024.