Data Zone
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 | non-breeding | 1994 | 656 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | non-breeding | 1989 | 3,630 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1988 | 59-143 breeding pairs | B3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | - | min 20,000 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 (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | very unfavourable | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | 1,918 | 170 | individuals | 9 | very unfavourable |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | 3,200 | 3,200 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 1,300 | 255 | individuals | 20 | very unfavourable |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | 100 | 4 | breeding pairs | 4 | very unfavourable |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | 50 | 12 | breeding pairs | 24 | very unfavourable |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | 55 | 1 | breeding pairs | 2 | very unfavourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Nissum Bredning with Harboore and Agger Tange | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 100 |
| 1983 | Harboøre Tange; Plet Enge og Gjeller Sø | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| 1984 | Plet Enge Sønderholme Enge | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser | 3 |
| 1984 | Harbooere Tange | Major Conservation Area | 33 |
| 1992 | Lemvig Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 17 |
| 1998 | Agger Tange; Nissum Bredning, Skibsted Fjord og Agerø | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 5 |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands | minor (<10) |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | minor (<10) |
| 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 23/11/2024.