Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1990 |
West Estonian Archipelago
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) |
100
|
| 2005 |
Vanamõisa lahe hoiuala
|
Hoiuala (VI) |
97 |
| 2005 |
Vanamõisa lahe hoiuala |
Limited Management Zone (-) |
97 |
| 2010 |
Vanamõisa püsielupaik |
Species Protection Site (-) |
3 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Neritic |
73 |
|
| Grassland |
14 |
|
| Forest |
8 |
Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
4 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
99 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
70 |
| agriculture |
15 |
| forestry |
10 |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
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 26/12/2024.
