Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B3 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,334 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | very high | near favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
Two islands and associated islets and stacks, to the north-west of the much larger island of Rum. They support a variety of grassland habitats along with species-rich maritime heathland and machair-type calcareous grassland. The IBA holds important seabird colonies.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canna and Sanday. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2648 on 28/05/2023.
