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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (1992–2006)	4,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (1992–2006)	11,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1992–2006)	5,900 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1992–2006)	200 birds	C2, C6
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter (1992–2006)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (1992–2006)	3,000 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage (1992–2006)	16,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1992–2006)	5,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1992–2006)	3,000–4,700 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1992–2006)	9,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1988–2006)	104–517 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding (1988–2006)	33–122 pairs	B1i, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1988–2006)	21–61 pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	passage (1986–2006)	2,127–7,382 birds	B3, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage (1986–2006)	3–47 birds	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	passage (1986–2006)	246–2,162 birds	A4ii, B1iii, C2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1986–2006)	20,000–40,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992–2006)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Falsterbo--Bay of Foteviken	Nature Reserve (-)	94
-	Falsterbo-Bay of Foteviken	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	99
1952	Lilla Hammars näs	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
1972	Eskilstorps ängar	Nature Reserve (IV)	2
1983	Flommen	Naturreservat (IV)	7
1984	Skanörs ljung	Naturreservat (V)	3
1995	Skanör-Höll	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1996	Norra Ljunghusen	Naturreservat (IV)	1
2000	Ljungskogens o Ljunghusens strandbad	Naturreservat (V)	2
2011	Falsterbohalvöns havsområde	Naturreservat (V)	65
2013	Foteviksområdet	Naturreservat (V)	14
2017	Måkläppen	Naturreservat (III)	4

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Falsterbo fågelstation	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	85
Artificial/Terrestrial	7	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens; Ruderal land
Grassland	2	Mesophile grasslands
Forest	1	Mixed woodland
Shrubland	1	Heathland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	30
tourism/recreation	25
not utilised	25
urban/industrial/transport	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falsterbo – Bay of Fote (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falsterbo-–-bay-of-fote-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.