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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1997)	160 birds	C2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1987–1996)	13,480 birds	B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter (1997)	8,100 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992–1997)	21,580 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Eastern bight of the Fehmarnsund	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	95

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern bight of the Fehmarnsund (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-bight-of-the-fehmarnsund-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.