Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,232 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | low | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
Extensive intertidal areas in the Mersey estuary mouth and south-west along the coast, including large areas of mudflats and saltmarshes. The IBA is of international importance for wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20806 on 28/05/2023.
