Ålvand Klithede and Førby Sø (Denmark)

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Ålvand Klithede and Førby Sø

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1994	13-15 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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	near 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	8,000	8,000	individuals	100	favourable
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	680	600	individuals	89	near 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Førby Sø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	87
1977	Aalvand Klithede and Foerby Soe	Major Conservation Area	84
1983	Ålvand Klithede og Førby Sø	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1992	Thisted Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	63
1997	Ålvand Klithede og Førby Sø	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2008	Nationalpark Thy	Nationalpark	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	75
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ålvand Klithede and Førby Sø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ålvand-klithede-and-førby-sø-iba-denmark on 24/11/2024.