Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 559 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
An island of Old Red Sandstone situated halfway between the Shetland mainland and Orkney, which has been home to a bird observatory since 1947. Maritime grassland occurs around the coasts. The island supports large colonies of breeding seabirds and waterbirds, and is also important as a stop-over site for migrating birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fair Isle. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/11/2020.
