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Lake Vendel


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (2007) 350 birds C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC winter (2007) 1,500–3,000 birds B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (2007) 2,700–6,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus LC winter (2007) 550–720 birds B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (2007) 4–6 pairs C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding (2006–2007) 2–10 pairs C6

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Föreningen Vendelsjön 0
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 40 Arable land
Wetlands (inland) 30 Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest 20 Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland 5 Humid grasslands
Shrubland 5 Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 50
forestry 10
not utilised 10
tourism/recreation 5
urban/industrial/transport 5
hunting -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Vendel (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-vendel-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.