Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,215 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large, shallow estuarine basin comprising tidal creeks and islands, sand-dunes and extensive areas of saltmarsh. The IBA is important for wintering waders and wildfowl and breeding terns.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hamford Water. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/04/2019.
