Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords (coasts and islands) (Denmark) IBA | Details

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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 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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	non-breeding (1994)	5,699 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding (1993)	850 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1995)	70–90 pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1999)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

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 poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Karrebaeksminde	Game Reserve (-)	-
1953	Enø Overdrev	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	1
1978	Dybsø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	1
1988	Dybsø Fjord, Stejlebanke	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	2
1992	Vordingborg Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	1
1992	Næstved Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	1
2002	Avnø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V)	10

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.