Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C4 (2000)
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Area: 2,700 hectares (27.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | very poor | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
Saltmarshes around Ho Bugt and freshwater-meadows along the River Varde å (the largest river system in western Jutland which has not been canalized). The meadows are intensively farmed with high fertilizer input and frequent harvesting.
Key biodiversity
More than 20,000 non-breeding waterbirds occur at the site, including Anas penelope, A. acuta and Calidris alpina. Numbers of breeding meadow birds have decreased as a result of the intensification of farming practices. Circus aeruginosus, C. cyaneus, C. pygargus, Recurvirostra avosetta and Luscinia svecica, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breed at the site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ho Bugt meadows (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ho-bugt-meadows-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.