UK288
Guernsey Shoreline


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, C3 (2007)
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Area: 3,159 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2007 high unfavourable negligible
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Site description
A rocky shoreline indented with many small bays of rocks, sand and shingle, running along the north-west coast and northern part of the east coast of Guernsey. These coastal habitats are used by wintering waders and grebes, as well as breeding terns and gulls.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Guernsey Shoreline. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.