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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding	2003	1,000-1,500 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2004-2014	30-40 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	40	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Sandværet	Landskapsvernområde	6
2002	Risværet	Naturreservat	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Solvær archipelago (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/solvær-archipelago-iba-norway on 22/11/2024.