UK050
Northumbria Coast


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 1,093 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2007 high very unfavourable low
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Site description (baseline)
The IBA covers much of the coastline between the Scottish border and the Tyne estuary, which consists of sandy bays separated by rocky headlands and backed by sand-dunes and both soft and hard cliffs. It is important for breeding terns, wintering waders and waterfowl, and summer moulting assemblages of Cygnus olor and Somateria mollissima.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northumbria Coast. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2563 on 09/06/2023.