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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus |
LC |
passage (2000–2006) |
400–500 individuals |
B1i, C2 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser |
LC |
passage (2000–2006) |
2,000–3,000 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis |
LC |
passage (2000–2006) |
500–1,200 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia |
LC |
passage (2000–2006) |
100–160 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla |
LC |
resident (2000–2006) |
20–30 individuals |
A1, C1, C6 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Part of Ledskar bay |
Bird Sanctuary (-) |
-
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Neritic |
45 |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
15 |
Arable land |
| Forest |
15 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Marine Intertidal |
15 |
|
| Grassland |
5 |
Humid grasslands |
| Shrubland |
5 |
Scrub |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
95 |
| agriculture |
15 |
| forestry |
10 |
| tourism/recreation |
10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ledskär – Bay of Karlholm (Sweden). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ledskär-–-bay-of-karlholm-iba-sweden on 25/01/2025.
