Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4 (2000)
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Area: 40,250 hectares (402.50 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | poor | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow sea bay and coastal peninsulas with saltmarshes, reedbeds, heathlands, sandy and stony beaches, clay cliffs, unimproved dry grasslands, mixed deciduous forest and small patches of botanically interesting meadow on old shell beds. The site also includes a partly cultivated island with scattered habitation.
Key biodiversity
Of high importance for wintering Somateria mollissima and Melanitta nigra, but recent quantitative data are unavailable. Sterna paradisaea, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breeds at the site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sejerø Bay and Nekselø (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sejerø-bay-and-nekselø-iba-denmark on 27/12/2024.