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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
This site forms the southernmost tip of the island of öland and consists of deciduous woodland with
Betula,
Quercus, and
Populus tremula, open grazing-land, scrub, sand/pebble beaches, sandbanks and small bays. There are also extensive shallows and seaweed-covered beaches. The dominant human activity is cattle-raising.
The IBA supports a rich breeding bird fauna, and attracts large numbers of migrating waterbirds, cranes, raptors and passerines.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site. Ottenby Bird Observatory manages the Nature Reserve with the help of EU funding˜wet meadows are managed for waders. The observatory (owned by SOF) also monitors breeding birds (e.g.
Crex crex) and carries out research into bird migration. Some 200,000 people visit every year; a new visitor's centre opened in 1997.
National High
International High1,610 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Ottenby, 1,610 ha). 1,610 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Ottenby, 1,610 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ottenby (Sweden). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ottenby-iba-sweden on 28/12/2024.
