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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	1994	8,100 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	1994	7,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1994	2,960 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	passage	1994	16,400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage	1994	2,872 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1994	16,700 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage	1994	7,575 individuals	B1i, C3
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage	1994	2,199 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	1994	88,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1994	65-75 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	1994	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Fanø	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1985	Fanø Syd	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	30
1985	Sønderho Fuglekøjer	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	5
1987	Vadehavet	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1992	Fanø Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	22
1998	Vadehavet med Ribe Å; Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2009	Vadehavet med Ribe Å, Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	11
2010	Nationalpark Vadehavet	Nationalpark	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	15
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fanø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fanø-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.