Current view: Data table and detailed info
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger species
Species |
Current IUCN Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) of estimate |
Population at site |
IBA criteria triggered |
Common Murre Uria aalge |
LC |
breeding |
2004 |
10,476 individuals |
C7 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
IBA conservation status - summary |
Year of assessment (most recent) |
Threat (pressure) |
Condition (state) |
Action (response) |
2007 |
high |
very unfavourable |
low |
Was the whole site assessed? |
yes |
Condition (state) assessed by |
population |
Accuracy of information |
good |
|
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click
here
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Marwick Head |
RSPB Reserve |
10 |
protected area overlaps with site |
5 |
Marwick Head
|
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) |
0 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Marwick Head
|
Nature Reserve |
10 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Marwick Head
|
Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) |
9 |
protected area overlaps with site |
9 |
Marwick Head
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
476 |
protected area contains site |
9 |
IUCN Habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
Grassland |
|
- |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
|
- |
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
nature conservation and research |
- |
For further information about the land-use classification, please click
here.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marwick Head. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2535 on 28/05/2023.