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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	LC	passage	2001-2006	1,188 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	LC	winter	2001-2006	953 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	2001-2006	1,826 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2000	43 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2006	51 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2000	1,200 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2006	1,441 breeding pairs	C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	22,827 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - small dams	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	68	8	individuals	12	very unfavourable
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	970	1188	individuals	100	favourable
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	1130	953	individuals	85	near favourable
Calidris pugnax	Ruff	38	3	individuals	8	very unfavourable
Calidris maritima	Purple Sandpiper	535	186	individuals	35	very unfavourable
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	1060	1826	individuals	100	favourable
Sternula albifrons	Little Tern	49	51	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic Tern	245	1441	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	87	protected area overlaps with site	0
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,252	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area is adjacent to site	0
St Mary's Island	Local Nature Reserve	45	protected area overlaps with site	0
Souter Lighthouse and The Leas	Nature Reserve	113	protected area overlaps with site	0
Seahouses	Nature Reserve	57	protected area overlaps with site	0
Northumbria Coast	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,108	protected area overlaps with site	1,032
Northumbria Coast	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,097	is identical to site	1,093
Northumberland Shore	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1,889	protected area overlaps with site	790
Northumberland Marine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88,498	protected area overlaps with site	0
Northumberland Coast	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	13,345	protected area overlaps with site	581
North Northumberland Dunes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,127	protected area is adjacent to site	0
North Northumberland	Heritage Coast	28,929	protected area overlaps with site	673
Newton Links	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	80	protected area overlaps with site	0
Low Hauxley Shore	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	58	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lindisfarne	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3,679	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lindisfarne	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3,973	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lindisfarne	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lindisfarne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,671	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Howick To Seaton Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	190	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hadston Links	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	107	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Durham Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	511	protected area overlaps with site	133
Durham Coast	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	390	protected area overlaps with site	0
Durham	Heritage Coast	2,546	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dunstanburgh and Newton Coast	Nature Reserve	94	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cresswell and Newbiggin Shores	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	150	protected area overlaps with site	0
Coquet to St. Mary's	Marine Conservation Zone	19,188	protected area overlaps with site	0
Castle Point To Cullernose Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	52	protected area overlaps with site	0
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Berwickshire And North Northumberland Coast	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	65,226	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bamburgh Coast and Hills	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	58	protected area overlaps with site	0
Amble Dunes	Local Nature Reserve	53	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats and sand flats, Sand dunes and beaches, Shingle or stony beaches, Standing freshwater	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northumbria Coast. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2022.