Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 329 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The site includes large sea loch of Indaal and the sheltered Bridgend Flats. Saltmarsh and mudflat communities occur that are scarce within the Inner Hebrides. The IBA is important for wintering geese and other wildfowl. Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bridgend Flats, Islay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/12/2020.
