BirdLife Data Zone

UK133

Eden Estuary, Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1995	1,650 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1994	40 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1999	35,100 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1,261	protected area contained by site	1,044
Morton Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	53	protected area overlaps with site	0
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,948	protected area overlaps with site	0
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6,918	protected area overlaps with site	0
Eden Estuary	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1,092	protected area overlaps with site	0
Earlshall Muir	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	430	protected area overlaps with site	0
Barry Links	Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)	1,041	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats and sand flats, Salt marshes, Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eden Estuary, Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2022.