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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2006	10-30 individuals	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2006	7 breeding pairs	C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	2005	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2006-2007	2-4 males	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2005	29-47 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	breeding	2006	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	2005	5 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2006	3-6 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2006	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage	2006	5-20 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	2005	14-18 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2006	10-15 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	15	5	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	10	5	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Solgens öar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2000	Solgens centrala övärld	Naturreservat	9
2011	Solgens norra övärld	Naturreservat	11
2011	Solgens södra övärld	Naturreservat	4

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Svenska naturskyddsföreningen Eksjöavdelningen	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	70
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	25
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	5
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
energy production and mining	50
tourism/recreation	25
forestry	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
nature conservation and research	10
agriculture	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Solgen (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-solgen-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.