South Læsø (2952)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Sydlige Læsø
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.2000, Longitude: 11.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 12
Area of KBA (km2): 145.74378
Protected area coverage (%): 99.62
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A coastal site with intertidal mud- and sandflats, shoals, banks, islets and islands, saltmarshes, coastal heathlands and a few cultivated areas. Marine areas surrounding this IBA (and previously included within it, following Grimmett and Jones 1989) are now included in site 119.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site is a very important staging area for Calidris alpina. It also holds several breeding species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive including Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Tringa glareola, Sterna hirundo, S. paradisaea and S. albifrons.
Delineation rationale: Type 1 marine IBA: suitable for the seaward extension approach.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 25 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 60 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 15 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Access is prohibited to some parts of the IBA during the breeding season.