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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (2006)	4,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	resident (2006)	3,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	passage (2006)	15,000 birds	B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (2006)	50 birds	C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (2005–2006)	13,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	10–48 birds	B3, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage (2004)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	25 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	10–50 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2006–2007)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bay of Lommabukten	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1952	Loddeaas mynning (norra)	Nature Reserve (IV)	3
1989	Löddeåns mynning (norra delen)	Naturreservat (IV)	1
1990	Salvikens strandängar	Naturreservat (IV)	1
2006	Löddeåns mynning (södra delen)	Naturreservat (III)	3
2009	Södra Lommabukten med Tågarps hed och Alnarps fälad	Naturreservat (IV)	4
2015	Haboljungs fure	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	90
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Urban parks and gardens
Grassland	3	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	70
urban/industrial/transport	20
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lomma Bight (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lomma-bight-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.