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Gruinart Flats


Year of compilation: 2007

Site description (baseline)
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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gruinart Flats. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2508 on 10/06/2023.