Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 3,814 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | passage | 2001-2006 | 10,773 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | winter | 2001-2006 | 14,441 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 6,948 individuals | B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2001-2006 | 30,509 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2001-2006 | 44,198 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2007 | medium | near favourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | 1420 | 3814 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Haematopus ostralegus | Eurasian Oystercatcher | 11000 | 10773 | individuals | 98 | favourable |
Haematopus ostralegus | Eurasian Oystercatcher | 12600 | 14441 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 1390 | 1086 | individuals | 79 | near favourable |
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | 7050 | 6948 | individuals | 99 | favourable |
Species group - waterbirds | A4iii | 33947 | 44198 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Whiteford | National Nature Reserve | 806 | protected area overlaps with site | 782 |
Twyni Chwitffordd, Morfa Landim“r a Bae Brychdwn/Whiteford Burrows, Landimore Marsh and Broughton Ba | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 1,396 | protected area overlaps with site | 842 |
PEMBREY BURROWS AND SALTINGS | Local Nature Reserve | 252 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
North Dock Dunes | Local Nature Reserve | 4 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Llanrhidian Marsh | Park | 0 | protected area contained by site | 959 |
Gwyr (Gower) | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,081 |
Gower | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty | 18,719 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Gower | Heritage Coast | 12 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,622 |
Gower | Nature Reserve | 1,978 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Carmarthen Bay Dunes/ Twyni Bae Caerfyrddin | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,204 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Carmarthen Bay And Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin Ac Aberoedd | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 66,092 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,650 |
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries / Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 5,851 | protected area overlaps with site | 5,323 |
Burry Inlet | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 6,673 | is identical to site | 6,650 |
Burry Inlet | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 6,672 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,628 |
Burry Inlet | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Môr Hafren | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 584,994 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Bae Caerfyrddin/ Carmarthen Bay | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 33,450 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Bae Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen Bay | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Arfordir Pen-Bre/Pembrey Coast | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 4,132 | protected area overlaps with site | 441 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats and sand flats, Salt marshes, Sand dunes and beaches | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Burry Inlet. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.