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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | winter | 1994 | 4,200 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | non-breeding | 1994 | 143 individuals | B1i, C2 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | LC | non-breeding | 1994 | 6,880 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1994 | min 20,000 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
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 | 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 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ulvsund; Grønsund og Farø Fjord | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| 1994 | Ulvsund, Grønsund, Farø Fjord and Fanefjord | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) | 96 |
| 1998 | Havet og kysten mellem Præstø Fjord og Grønsund | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 100 |
| 2009 | The sea and coast between Præstø Fjord and Grønsund | Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 90 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ulvsund, Grønsund, Farø Fjord and Fanefjord (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ulvsund-grønsund-farø-fjord-and-fanefjord-iba-denmark on 22/11/2024.