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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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	winter	1993	22,150 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1993	2,469 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1996	4,320 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1993	1,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	1993	20,000-49,999 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 (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Other	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave	Major Conservation Area	99
1959	Gersdorffslund	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	<1
1968	Øvre Endelave	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	<1
1977	Horsens Fjord & Endelave	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1983	Horsens Fjord og Endelave	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	99
1985	Horskær Gyllingnæs	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	<1
1992	Horsens Kommmune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	<1
1992	Odder Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	<1
1994	Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	99
1998	Horsens Fjord; havet øst for og Endelave	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Horsens Fjord, sea east of and Endelave	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horsens-fjord-svanegrunden-&-endelave-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.