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Møllesø and Gjorslev


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC non-breeding 1995 2,250 individuals B1i, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 favourable not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Reference Actual Units % remaining Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser 3,500 3,500 individuals 100 favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 50
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 40
Forest 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Møllesø and Gjorslev (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/møllesø-and-gjorslev-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.