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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | non-breeding (1994) | 1,800 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding (1996) | 1,168 pairs | B2 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding (1994) | 20 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (1996) | 1,096 pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C6 |
| 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 | ||
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | 1,450 / 2,466 (birds) | 59 | poor | ||
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla | 120 / 120 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | 1,800 / 3,955 (birds) | 46 | poor | ||
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | 7 / 336 (birds) | 3 | very poor | ||
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | 6,000 / 43,381 (birds) | 14 | very poor | ||
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | 400 / 2,365 (birds) | 17 | very poor | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 94 / 94 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | 570 / 800 (birds) | 72 | moderate | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 51 / 1,613 (birds) | 4 | very poor | ||
| Anas crecca | 800 / 2,560 (birds) | 32 | very poor | ||
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | 4,040 / 8,864 (birds) | 46 | poor | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 40 / 1,301 (birds) | 4 | very poor | ||
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | 50 / 959 (birds) | 6 | very poor | ||
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | 2,500 / 5,000 (birds) | 50 | poor | ||
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 1,301 / 1,301 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | 3,000 / 3,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | 2 / 75 (pairs) | 3 | very poor | ||
| Sanderling Calidris alba | 600 / 600 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | 3,000 / 16,954 (birds) | 18 | very poor | ||
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | 550 / 633 (birds) | 87 | moderate | ||
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 1,740 / 1,740 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | 500 / 14,810 (birds) | 4 | very poor | ||
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | 275 / 679 (birds) | 41 | poor | ||
| Larus argentatus | 7,100 / 10,472 (birds) | 68 | poor | ||
| Sterna nilotica | 1 / 7 (pairs) | 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Skallingen | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (Ia) | 52 |
| 1979 | Vadehavet | Wildlife Reserve (-) | 100 |
| 1992 | Varde Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) | 70 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skallingen and Langli (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skallingen-and-langli-iba-denmark on 24/12/2024.