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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large, very shallow bay with stone reefs, numerous islands and several inlets along the coast.
The area is of high importance for wintering waterbirds, with tens of thousands of birds regularly wintering at the site, including over 8% of the north-west European population of
Cygnus olor.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The IBA encompasses the seawater areas of six Special Protection Areas and four Ramsar Sites. Futhermore, the entire area has been proposed as an offshore Baltic Sea Protected Area.
National Partial
International High29,216 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Fejø and Femø Isles (waters south-east of), 32,640 ha). 13,848 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avno Fjords, 19,200 ha). 7,810 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Nakskov Fjord and Inner Fjord, 8,960 ha). 13,075 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Skælskør Nor and Glænø (waters south of), 17,120 ha). 2,080 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Guldborgsung, 2,820 ha). 13,848 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords, 18,860 ha). 7,810 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Nakskov Fjord and Indrefjord, 8,550 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area (Sea area between Skælskør Fjord and Glænø, 15,960 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area (Skælskør Nor, Skælskør Fjord and Gammelsø, 2,530 ha). 29,216 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Smålandshavet north of Lolland, 41,680 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Smålandsfarvandet (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/smålandsfarvandet-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.
