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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding (1994)	1,400 breeding pairs	B3

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.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	790 / 2,100 (breeding pairs)	38	very unfavourable
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	0 / 9 (breeding pairs)	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Other	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No manage­ment plan exists, but the manage­ment planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1939	Anholt, Ørkenen	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (Ib)	90
1939	Anholt	Major Conservation Area (-)	100
2007	Anholt og havet nord for	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	100	Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Forestry plantations

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ørkenen and Totten (Anholt Island) (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ørkenen-and-totten-(anholt-island)-iba-denmark on 07/01/2025.