Norsminde (Kysing) Fjord (3046)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Norsminde (Kysing) Fjord
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.0000, Longitude: 10.3333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 2 to 15
Area of KBA (km2): 5.77447
Protected area coverage (%): 64.42
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A shallow, almost enclosed fjord area (connected to the open sea by sluices), surrounded by saltmarshes, meadows and agricultural land.
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 an important staging ground for Mergus merganser in cold winters, when regular staging grounds elsewhere are covered in ice. Circus aeruginosus, Recurvirostra avosetta and Sterna hirundo, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breed at the site.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | nature conservation and research (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 26 | |
| Grassland | 13 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 10 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 26 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 13 | |
| Marine Neritic | 13 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Nutrient loads | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing |