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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2004-2014	300-550 individuals	B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	2010-2011	200-300 individuals	A1
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	non-breeding	2010-2011	300-500 individuals	A1
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	2009-2011	1,500-2,000 individuals	B1i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	2004-2013	50-80 individuals	B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	550	1,221	individuals	100	favourable
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	300	200	individuals	67	unfavourable
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	500	200	individuals	40	unfavourable
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	2,000	2,000	individuals	100	favourable
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	80	23	individuals	29	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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	Grandefjæra	Naturreservat	17
1983	Kråkvågsvaet	Dyrefredningsområde	13
1983	Hovsfjæra	Dyrefredningsområde	1
1983	Innstrandfjæra	Dyrefredningsområde	1
1983	Innstrandfjæra Bird Sanctuary	Flora and Fauna Protection Area	1
1983	Hovsfjæra Bird Sanctuary	Flora and Fauna Protection Area	1
1985	Ørland Wetland System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	33
2005	Bjugnholmen	Naturreservat	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		80
Marine Neritic		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ørlandet (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ørlandet-iba-norway on 22/11/2024.