Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,007 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | low | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Extensive intertidal areas in the Mersey estuary, including large areas of mudflats and saltmarshes. The estuary is of international importance for wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mersey Estuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/12/2019.
