UK207
Moray Basin, Firths and Bays


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 16,262 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 not assessed high not assessed
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Site description (2007 baseline)
A complex area of coastline and estuary, including Loch Fleet, Dornoch Firth, Loch Eye, Cromarty Firth, Beauly Firth, and Moray Firth (south shore including Burghead and Spey Bay), stretching from Helmsdale south to Spey Bay. These coastal areas form an integral unit that is important for populations of wintering and passage wildfowl, and for breeding Phalacrocorax carbo.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moray Basin, Firths and Bays. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moray-basin-firths-and-bays-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.