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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1994 | 2,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 1994 | 1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | 1994 | 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 |
| Corncrake Crex crex | 6 | 3 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 6 | 1 | breeding pairs | 17 | very unfavourable |
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | 20 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Vadehavet | Wildlife Reserve | 100 |
| 1983 | Engarealer ved Ho Bugt | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 92 |
| 1983 | Ho, Bredmose | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser | 2 |
| 1987 | Vadehavet | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 100 |
| 1992 | Varde Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 5 |
| 1998 | Vadehavet med Ribe Å; Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 94 |
| 2009 | The Wadden Sea | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | - |
| 2010 | Nationalpark Vadehavet | Nationalpark | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Humid grasslands | 50 |
| Marine Intertidal | 30 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 20 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 100 |
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 23/11/2024.