Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | non-breeding (1991) | 3,818 birds | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding (1998) | 25 pairs | C2 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | non-breeding (1991) | 2,616 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding (1993) | 201 pairs | B3 |
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | LC | breeding (1995) | 309 pairs | B3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (-) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii, C4 |
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 assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | very 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 | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator | 428 / 950 (birds) | 46 | poor | ||
| Anas crecca | 3,375 / 3,866 (birds) | 88 | moderate | ||
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 10,150 / 12,590 (birds) | 81 | moderate | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 200 / 289 (pairs) | 70 | moderate | ||
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | 7,500 / 7,600 (birds) | 99 | good | ||
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | 5 / 70 (pairs) | 8 | very poor | ||
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | 0 / 20 (pairs) | 0 | very poor | ||
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 239 / 735 (birds) | 33 | very poor | ||
| Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola | 68 / 200 (birds) | 34 | very poor | ||
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | 1,100 / 2,250 (birds) | 49 | poor | ||
| Larus argentatus | 2,000 / 8,300 (birds) | 25 | very poor | ||
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | 11 / 69 (pairs) | 16 | very poor | ||
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | 6 / 40 (pairs) | 15 | very poor | ||
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | 140 / 264 (pairs) | 54 | poor | ||
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | 0 / 2 (pairs) | 0 | very poor | ||
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 8 / 16 (pairs) | 50 | poor | ||
| Circus cyaneus | 11 / 11 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 12 / 12 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Merlin Falco columbarius | 6 / 7 (birds) | 86 | moderate | ||
| Falco peregrinus | 4 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | 15 / 56 (birds) | 27 | very poor | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Saltholm | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV) | 23 |
| 1983 | Saltholm | Major Conservation Area (-) | 22 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 75 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 20 | |
| Grassland | 10 | Humid grasslands |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 75 |
| agriculture | 25 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saltholm (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saltholm-iba-denmark on 24/12/2024.