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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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1999-2000	57 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	winter	1999-2000	160 individuals	C6
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	winter	1999-2000	109 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	50	57	individuals	100	favourable
Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	135	160	individuals	100	favourable
Gavia immer	Common Loon	84	109	individuals	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Upper Fal Estuary and Woods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	578	protected area overlaps with site	0
Trelissick	Nature Reserve	152	protected area overlaps with site	0
The Roseland	Nature Reserve	168	protected area overlaps with site	0
The Roseland	Heritage Coast	10,534	protected area overlaps with site	4,662
The Dodman and St Austell Bay	Nature Reserve	33	protected area overlaps with site	0
South Helford	Nature Reserve	64	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rosemullion	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	17	protected area overlaps with site	0
Par Beach and St Andrews Road	Local Nature Reserve	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
North Helford	Nature Reserve	46	protected area overlaps with site	0
Merthen Wood	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	72	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Meneage Coastal Section	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	78	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	263	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gribbin Head-Polperro	Heritage Coast	6,008	protected area overlaps with site	0
Glendurgan	Nature Reserve	14	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Gerrans Bay To Camels Cove	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	132	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gerrans and Veryan Bays	Nature Reserve	85	protected area overlaps with site	0
Fowey	Nature Reserve	304	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,899	protected area overlaps with site	0
Fal And Helford	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,363	protected area overlaps with site	0
Fal and Helford	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cuckoo Rock To Turbot Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	101	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cornwall	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	96,369	protected area overlaps with site	8,659
Carricknath Point To Porthbean Beach	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	50	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South Cornwall Coast. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/02/2023.