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Year of compilation: 2007

Two islands and associated islets and stacks, to the north-west of the much larger island of Rum. They support a variety of grassland habitats along with species-rich maritime heathland and machair-type calcareous grassland. The IBA holds important seabird colonies.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canna and Sanday. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2648 on 05/06/2023.