Coastal area of Eastern Gotland (Sweden)

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Coastal area of Eastern Gotland

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1980-1988	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	1980-1988	2,600 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1990-1997	60,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	1993	164,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1980-1988	10,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1999	1-460 individuals	B1i, C2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1999	4,050-10,290 individuals	B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1999	70-4,520 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1980-1988	450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	breeding	1980-1988	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	breeding	1980-1988	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1980-1988	250 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1980-1988	20 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1900	Laus holmar	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Närsholmen	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Skenholmen	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Hummelbosholm	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Grötlingboholme	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Rone ytterholme	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Ålarve	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Faludden	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Storsund	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Folhammar	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Storholmen	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Stockviken	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	S:t Olofsholm	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Reveln	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Lagholmen	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	-
1900	Lörgeudd	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Sandviken	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Ytterholmen	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Avaeken	Naturminne	-
1900	Husken	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Heligholmen	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Norsholmen	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
1900	Hideviken	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Lergravsviken	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Asunden	Naturreservat	<1
1966	Furilden	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary	<1
1967	Vastergarus utholme	Bird Sanctuary	-
1974	Gotland, east coast	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3
1975	Ugnen	Bird Sanctuary	-
1988	Salvorev-Kopparstenarna	Naturreservat	3
1991	Skalahauar	Naturreservat	<1
1991	Hörsne prästänge	Naturreservat	<1
1993	Ullahau	Naturreservat	<1
1994	Gotlandskusten	Naturvårdsområde	3
1994	Langhammars	Naturreservat	<1
1995	Gotska Sandön-Salvorev	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Laus holmar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Närsholmen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Hummelbosholm	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Ullahau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Storsund	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Langhammars	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Danbo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Skalahauar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Furilden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Norsholmen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Grötlingboudd-Ytterholmen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Ålarve	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Faludden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Faludden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Langhammars	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Södra Grötlingboudd	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Grötlingboudd-Ytterholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Sigdesholm	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1996	Laus holmar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1997	Södra Grötlingboudd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1997	Yttre Stockviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1997	Sigdesholm	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Ålarve	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Yttre Stockviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1998	Heligholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1998	Skenholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1998	Storholmen i Fardumeträsk	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Mojner	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Skenholmen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Asunden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2000	Heligholmen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Mullvalds strandskog	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Biotopskydd 2001:826	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2001	Biotopskydd 2001:843	Biotopskyddsområde	-
2002	Hummelbosholm	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2002	Ryssnäs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2002	Närsholmen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2003	Austerrum	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Asunden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Flisviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Ryssnäs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Grogarnsberget	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Lausvik	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Bungenäs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Austre	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Sandviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Liste-Hammars	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Austerrum	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Flisviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Lausvik	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2005	Nordermorar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Grogarnsberget	Naturreservat	<1
2007	Danbo	Naturreservat	<1
2008	Kopparstenarna/Gotska Sandön/Salvorev Area	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	3
2008	Holmhällar	Naturreservat	<1
2009	Ryssnäs	Naturreservat	<1
2009	Sajgs	Naturreservat	<1
2010	Furilden	Naturreservat	<1
2011	Biotopskydd 2011:184	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:72	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:70	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:74	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:71	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:159	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2013	Mullvalds strandskog	Naturreservat	<1
2013	Bungenäs	Naturreservat	<1
2015	Sajgs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2015	Biotopskydd 2014:101	Biotopskyddsområde	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
military	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coastal area of Eastern Gotland (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coastal-area-of-eastern-gotland-iba-sweden on 22/11/2024.