UK173
Bridgend Flats, Islay


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 (2007)
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Area: 329 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2007 medium unfavourable medium
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Site description (baseline)
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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bridgend Flats, Islay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2432 on 29/05/2023.