Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
80 |
|
Shrubland |
20 |
Heathland |
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.