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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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	winter (1993)	22,150 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter (1993)	2,469 birds	B1i, B2, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (1996)	4,320 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (1993)	1,600 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (1993)	20,000-49,999 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 (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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Other	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave	Major Conservation Area (-)	99
1959	Gersdorffslund	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V)	<1
1968	Øvre Endelave	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	<1
1985	Horskær Gyllingnæs	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V)	<1
1992	Horsens Kommmune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	<1
1992	Odder Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	<1
1994	Horsens Fjord, Svanegrunden & Endelave	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	99

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

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 23/12/2024.