Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | LC | non-breeding | - | 700 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.
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 | near favourable | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | 10,000 | 8,500 | individuals | 85 | near favourable |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 889 | 620 | individuals | 70 | near favourable |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | 3 | 3 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | 72 | 72 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | 4 | 4 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 85 | 85 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Circus cyaneus | 11 | 11 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Falco peregrinus | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ringkobing Fjord | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 18 |
| 1983 | Ringkøbing Fjord | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 47 |
| 1992 | Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 35 |
| 1998 | Skjern Å | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 55 |
| 1998 | Ringkøbing Fjord og Nymindestrømmen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 19 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land | major (>10) |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | major (>10) |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 90 |
| water management | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skjern Å (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skjern-å-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.