Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 4,424 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Three blocks of moorland situated on the Orkney Mainland, cut by numerous dales containing small burns. Human activities include domestic peat extraction. The site is important for breeding raptors and other moorland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ornkey Mainland Moors. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/10/2020.
