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Ovesø

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding (2013–2020)	143–625 birds	B3a, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding (2013)	100–3,450 birds	B2a, B3a, C3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	264 / 400 (birds)	66	poor
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	730 / 730 (birds)	100	good

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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	65	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	65
agriculture	35

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ovesø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ovesø-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.