Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding (1997) | 14 pairs | C2 |
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | passage (2000–2014) | 32,030–125,500 birds | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | LC | breeding (1997) | 67–70 pairs | B3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2015. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | good | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | 200 / 200 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | 400 / 430 (pairs) | 94 | good | ||
| Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus | 11 / 7 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Kirkkonummi archipelago | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA) | 100 |
| 1970 | Kantskogsbrotten-Bergstadsbrottenin luonnonsuojelualue | Valtion luonnonsuojelualue (IV) | 1 |
| 1995 | Porkkalan saariston luonnonsuojelualue | Valtion luonnonsuojelualue (IV) | 2 |
| 2001 | Kallbådanin hylkeidensuojelualue | Hylkeidensuojelualue (IV) | 2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 80 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 20 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| military | 25 |
| hunting | 20 |
| tourism/recreation | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirkkonummi archipelago (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirkkonummi-archipelago-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.