Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 25,122 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | near favourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large sea area that separates the islands of Orkney Mainland, Hoy and South Ronaldsay, important for wintering waterbirds. An oil terminal occupies part of the IBA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scapa Flow. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/09/2019.
