Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords (coasts and islands) (Denmark)

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Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords (coasts and islands)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	5,699 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding	1993	850 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1995	70-90 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2010	very unfavourable	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Smew Mergellus albellus	285	285	individuals	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	3,000	2,000	individuals	67	unfavourable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	25,000	16,000	individuals	64	unfavourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	25,700	25,700	individuals	100	favourable
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	159	159	individuals	100	favourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	3	1	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	1	1	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Karrebaeksminde	Game Reserve	-
1953	Enø Overdrev	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	1
1977	Karrebæk, Dybso and Avno Fjords	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1978	Dybsø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	1
1983	Karrebæk; Dybsø og Avnø Fjorde	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1988	Dybsø Fjord, Stejlebanke	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	2
1992	Vordingborg Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	1
1992	Næstved Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	1
1998	Havet og kysten mellem Karrebæk Fjord og Knudshoved Odde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77
2002	Avnø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	10
2005	The sea and coast between Karrebæk Fjord and Knudshoved Odde	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	96

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	55
Forest		10
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands	10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
unknown	15
forestry	10
military	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords (coasts and islands) (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karrebæk-dybsø-and-avnø-fjords-(coasts-and-islands)-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.