Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B3 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 237 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA covers three separate parts of the island of Eday, in addition to the island of the Calf of Eday, which is located to the north. Maritime grassland and moorland, sometimes submontane in character, occur with nutrient-poor freshwater lochs. The site supports notable breeding populations of seabirds, waterbirds, and upland species, and for wintering waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Calf of Eday. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2021.
