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The site was identified as important in 2022 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	passage	1996	240 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1997	500 individuals	B1i, C3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	2008-2021	2,115-5,183 individuals	A1, C1
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2008	min 16,838 individuals	A1, B3a, C1, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	passage	2008	min 714 individuals	B1a, C1
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	winter	2016-2021	432-485 individuals	A1, B3a, C1, C2
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	passage	2008	min 250 individuals	A1, C1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1996-2003	3,000-4,530 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1937	Vilsandi rahvuspark	Rahvuspark	20
1965	Kuralase tamm	Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt	-
1990	West Estonian Archipelago	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1997	Vilsandi National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	20
1999	Vilsandi RP, Läänemere akvatoorium pv.	Rahvuspargi piiranguvöönd	30
1999	Vilsandi RP, Laevarahu loodusreservaat	Rahvuspargi loodusreservaat	5
1999	Vilsandi RP, Kõruse pv.	Rahvuspargi piiranguvöönd	4
1999	Vilsandi RP, Harilaiu skv.	Rahvuspargi hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
1999	Vilsandi RP, Kiipsaare skv.	Rahvuspargi looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2003	VEP nr.000574	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000597	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000573	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.125080	Woodland key habitat	<1
2004	Tagamõisa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Tagamõisa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2007	Tagamõisa hoiuala	Hoiuala	57
2007	Tagamõisa hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	26
2009	Vilsandi	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100
2011	Kiljatu püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		75
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	14
Shrubland		3
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	99
fisheries/aquaculture	70
forestry	10
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tagamõisa peninsula (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tagamõisa-peninsula-iba-estonia on 22/11/2024.