BirdLife Data Zone

UK233

Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	LC	winter	1990-1995	570 individuals	C7
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	winter	1990-1995	120 individuals	C7

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2007	not assessed	low	low
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	137	protected area overlaps with site	139

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rosehearty-to-fraserburgh-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 05/12/2023.