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Fiilsø


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (1994) 471 birds B1i, B3, C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC winter (1995) 479 birds A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage (1994) 22,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus LC passage (1994) 30,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC non-breeding (1994) 3,000 birds B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1994) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii, C4

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 good not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 20,000 / 20,000 (birds) 100 good
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 69 / 74 (birds) 94 good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Vrøgum Kær Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV) 1
1992 Varde Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 80
Shrubland 20 Heathland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown 55
agriculture 40
forestry 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fiilsø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fiilsø-iba-denmark on 05/12/2024.