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Lovns Bredning


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC non-breeding (1994) 3,370 individuals B1i, C3
Goosander Mergus merganser LC non-breeding (1993) 2,780 individuals A4i, B1i, C3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 650 / 650 (individuals) 100 favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lovns Bredning (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lovns-bredning-iba-denmark on 09/01/2025.