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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1992-2006	4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1992-2006	11,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1992-2006	5,900 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1992-2006	200 individuals	C2, C6
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	1992-2006	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1992-2006	3,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1992-2006	16,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1992-2006	5,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1992-2006	3,000-4,700 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1992-2006	9,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1988-2006	104-517 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	1988-2006	33-122 breeding pairs	B1i, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1988-2006	21-61 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	passage	1986-2006	2,127-7,382 individuals	B3, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage	1986-2006	3-47 individuals	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	passage	1986-2006	246-2,162 individuals	A4ii, B1iii, C2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1986-2006	20,000-40,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992-2006	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (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	% overlap with IBA
-	Falsterbo-Bay of Foteviken	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	99
-	Falsterbo--Bay of Foteviken	Nature Reserve	94
1946	Päronträd, Falsterbo	Naturminne	-
1952	Lilla Hammars näs	Nature Reserve	1
1972	Eskilstorps ängar	Nature Reserve	2
1974	Falsterbo – (Bay of) Foteviken	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	42
1983	Flommen	Naturreservat	7
1983	Strandmolke, Räng (Sonchus palustris)	Naturminne	-
1984	Skanörs ljung	Naturreservat	3
1995	Skanör-Höll	Naturreservat	<1
1996	Falsterbo-Foteviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	91
1996	Falsterbohalvön	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	83
1996	Norra Ljunghusen	Naturreservat	1
1997	Falsterbo skjutfält	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Ljungskogens o Ljunghusens strandbad	Naturreservat	2
2001	Tygelsjö-Gessie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2001	Vellinge ängar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2008	Falsterbo Peninsula with Måkläppen	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100
2010	Kämpinge strandbad	Naturreservat	<1
2011	Falsterbohalvöns havsområde	Naturreservat	65
2013	Foteviksområdet	Naturreservat	14
2017	Måkläppen	Naturreservat	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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		85
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Ruderal land	7
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	2
Forest	Mixed woodland	1
Shrubland	Heathland	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.