Harboøre Tange

Harboøre Tange is a peninsula situated between the North Sea and the Limfjord in the western part of Denmark . The peninsula is encircled by dikes in order to protect the land against flooding. Harboøre tange comprises two large brackish lagoons (in total approx. 500 ha ) and salt meadows (approx. 500 ha ). The rest of the project area consists of dikes and scrub. The lagoons are connected by a fairly narrow ditch. A small gap in the dikes, in the north east corner of the northern lagoon allows water to flow between the Limfjord and the lagoons. As the gap in the dike is fairly small, the water level in the lagoons fluctuates in accordance with the water level in the Limfjord with some delay. The further south in the project area, the more delay.

Project area - Harboøre Tange

Harboøre Tange was designated as a Ramsar site in 1977 (Ramsar site no. 5) and as a Wildlife Reserve according to the Wildlife Management Act (1984).

Harboøre tange is ranked as the 4 th most important area for meadow birds in Denmark . It is documented that the number of breeding pairs of Calidris alpina schinzii in the early 80ties was more than 100, but the latest official counts only displayed 32 breeding pairs at Harboøre Tange in 2002, 20 breeding pairs in 2004 and 14 pairs in 2007.

In the early 1980ties between 10 and 15 female Philomachus pugnax were breeding at Harboøre Tange. Today the number is down to zero.

The project is aiming to raise the present numbers of breading Calidris alpina schinzii and Philomachus pugnax to at least the level found in the 1980’ties.

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