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Rømø This is an IBA in Danger! 


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC passage (1983) 6,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC passage (1983) 2,000 birds B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC passage (1983) 28,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC passage (1983) 5,000 birds B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca LC passage (1983) 11,000 birds B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NT passage (1983) 13,800 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT passage (1983) 5,400 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina NT passage (1983) 32,500 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LC breeding (1996) 128 pairs B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LC passage (1983) 2,200 birds B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1983) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii, C4

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 (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 not assessed very high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Very little or no conservation action taking place not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1985 Rømø Vest Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV) 9
1992 Tønder Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) 20
2009 Vadehavet med Ribe Å, Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 55
Grassland 20 Humid grasslands
Shrubland 15 Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial - Forestry plantations

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


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