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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1994)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (1994)	1,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (1994)	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	3 / 6 (pairs)	50	poor
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	1 / 6 (pairs)	17	very poor
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	20 / 20 (pairs)	100	good

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
1979	Vadehavet	Wildlife Reserve (-)	100
1983	Ho, Bredmose	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V)	2
1992	Varde Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Humid grasslands
Marine Intertidal	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	20

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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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 24/12/2024.