DK097
Hovvig


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
A dyked lagoon with reedbeds, surrounded by conifer plantations, mixed deciduous scrub, grazed meadows and fields.



Key biodiversity
This small area also holds high densities of staging ducks. Circus aeruginosus, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breeds at the site.



Protected areas
National Partial International High240 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Hovvig, 240 ha).




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hovvig (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hovvig-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.