Eckerö and Hammarland archipelago (Finland) IBA | Details

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Eckerö and Hammarland archipelago

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding (1997)	51–100 pairs	B3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (1997)	101–200 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding (1997)	1,001–2,000 pairs	B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (1997)	1,001–2,000 pairs	B1ii, B3, C3

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2010	moderate	low	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	60 / 50 (pairs)	100	good
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	85 / 100 (pairs)	85	moderate
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	1,100 / 1,000 (pairs)	100	good
Razorbill Alca torda	1,700 / 1,700 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	60
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	40

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
tourism/recreation	30
unknown	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eckerö and Hammarland archipelago (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eckerö-and-hammarland-archipelago-iba-finland on 23/12/2024.