Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 3,244 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA comprises a north-facing sea loch over 5 km in length, and adjacent grassland, heathland, saltmarsh, mudflat and sand-dune habitats. The site is important for wintering waterbirds. Anser albifrons are the flavirostris subspecies, while Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gruinart Flats. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/11/2020.
