The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2007 | 1,357 individuals | B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2007 | near favourable | low | negligible |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 575 | 1357 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | 655 | 578 | individuals | 89 | near favourable |
Calidris maritima | Purple Sandpiper | 89 | 211 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | 405 | 544 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
No known threats | no known threats | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | Not assessed | Not assessed | negligible |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Mainland Coast. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-mainland-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.