Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 101 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | low | unfavourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A group of islands and rock stacks lying between 2 km and 6 km off the Northumberland coast at Bamburgh. Vegetation is limited to pioneer species due to the maritime conditions and the impact of seabirds. The IBA supports large numbers of breeding seabirds, especially terns and auks, and waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Farne Islands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.
