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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	non-breeding	1994	13,097 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	1993	6,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	non-breeding	1989	22,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter	1993	200 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter	1988	250-999 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	winter	1988	250-999 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	1989	2,815 individuals	B1i, C3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	winter	1993	700 individuals	B1ii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	3,000	3,000	individuals	100	favourable
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	18,000	18,000	individuals	100	favourable
Smew Mergellus albellus	200	200	individuals	100	favourable
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	8	8	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
-	Rodsand Bird/Game	Reserve	-
1929	Frejlev Bøget	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	<1
1977	Waters between Lolland and Falster including Rodsand, Guldborg sound, and Boto Nor	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	37
1983	Kyststrækningen v. Hyllekrog-Rødsand	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	33
1989	Saksfjed Inddæmning, Hyllekrog	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	2
1992	Guldborgsund Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	<1
1994	Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	99
1998	Smålandsfarvandet nord for Lolland; Guldborg Sund, Bøtø Nor, Hyllekrog-Rødsand	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	78
2005	Smålandsfarvandet: North of Lolland, Guldborg Sund, Bøtø Nor and Hyllekrog-Rødsand	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	60

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		95
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hyllekrog-rødsand-and-fehmarn-belt-iba-denmark on 22/11/2024.