Falsterbo – Bay of Fote (849)
Sweden, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Falsterbo – Foteviken
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.4177, Longitude: 12.8753
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 6
Area of KBA (km2): 180.60897
Protected area coverage (%): 99.63
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area of shallow coastal waters comprising lagoons, sandbanks and beaches. Also included are coastal grasslands, marshland, heather Calluna moorland, wet heaths and some cultivated land. Ten percent of the area at the lower end of Falsterbo is a golf course.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: The IBA is a major migratory bottleneck site, where more than 20,000 raptors regularly pass in spring and autumn (mainly Pernis apivorus, Accipiter nisus and Buteo buteo). Large numbers of passerines also pass through, with 1,100,000 Fringilla coelebs and Fringilla montifringilla having been recorded on a single October morning. The area is also important for wintering wildfowl. A total of 340 species have been recorded, with yearly totals exceeding 200 species.
Delineation rationale: More accurate data on area and border. /Robert Ekblom (2007-10-08)
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | nature conservation and research (30%) | not utilised (25%) | tourism/recreation (25%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 | |
| Forest | 1 | |
| Shrubland | 1 | |
| Marine Neritic | 77 | |
| Grassland | 2 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 6 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 5 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing |