Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,089 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A low-lying rocky coastline interspersed with sandy bays. Sand-dune and machair habitats support species-rich plant communities. The IBA is important for both wintering and breeding waders, and also breeding Sterna paradisaea and wintering Plectrophenax nivalis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: East Sanday. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.
