Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | non-breeding (1994) | 656 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | non-breeding (1989) | 3,630 birds | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding (1988) | 59–143 pairs | B3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (-) | min 20,000 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 | very poor | 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 | ||
| Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | 170 / 1,918 (birds) | 9 | very poor | ||
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | 3,200 / 3,200 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 255 / 1,300 (birds) | 20 | very poor | ||
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | 4 / 100 (pairs) | 4 | very poor | ||
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | 12 / 50 (pairs) | 24 | very poor | ||
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | 1 / 55 (pairs) | 2 | very poor | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Plet Enge Sønderholme Enge | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV) | 3 |
| 1984 | Harbooere Tange | Major Conservation Area (-) | 33 |
| 1992 | Lemvig Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) | 17 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Arable land |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Grassland | minor (<10) | Humid grasslands |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) | |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) | Water fringe vegetation |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 85 |
| agriculture | 15 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge & Gjeller Sø (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harboøre-tange-plet-enge-&-gjeller-sø-iba-denmark on 24/12/2024.