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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1900	Laus holmar	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Närsholmen	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Grötlingboholme	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Rone ytterholme	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Ålarve	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Storsund	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
1900	Folhammar	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	S:t Olofsholm	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Ytterholmen	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Lörgeudd	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Asunden	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Husken	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Lergravsviken	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1900	Sandviken	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1900	Hideviken	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1966	Furilden	Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary (-)	<1
1967	Vastergarus utholme	Bird Sanctuary (-)	-
1975	Ugnen	Bird Sanctuary (-)	-
1988	Salvorev-Kopparstenarna	Naturreservat (Ib)	3
1991	Skalahauar	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1991	Hörsne prästänge	Naturreservat (V)	<1
1993	Ullahau	Naturreservat (III)	<1
1994	Gotlandskusten	Naturvårdsområde (V)	3
1994	Langhammars	Naturreservat (III)	<1
2007	Grogarnsberget	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
2007	Danbo	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
2008	Holmhällar	Naturreservat (III)	<1
2009	Ryssnäs	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
2009	Sajgs	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
2010	Furilden	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
2011	Biotopskydd 2011:184	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:72	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1
2012	Biotopskydd 2012:71	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1
2013	Mullvalds strandskog	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
2013	Bungenäs	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1

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

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 18/01/2025.