Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 6,650 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The Burry inlet forms a large intertidal area between the Gower peninsula and Llanelli. Large sand-dune systems and the most extensive area of saltmarsh in Wales occur within the IBA. The site attracts important numbers of wintering and passage wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Burry Inlet. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.
