Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, C3 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 10,154 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | not assessed | not assessed | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
An expanse of the Irish Sea coastline stretching from Little Orme's Head to Rhyl, and extending about 6 km seawards. The site is important for wintering waterbirds, and Tadorna tadorna and Charadrius hiaticula breed along the shoreline.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: North Wales Coast. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2020.
