Data Zone
Country/territory: Estonia
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, C2, C3 (2003)
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Area: 1,529 hectares (15.29 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow (<4 m) bay on the south-west coast of Hiiumaa island, with small islets, reedbeds and coastal meadows. The main economic activity is intensive fishing.
Key biodiversity
Vanamõisa bay is an important staging site for migrating Anser anser and Grus grus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vanamõisa bay (Estonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vanamõisa-bay-iba-estonia on 25/12/2024.