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
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | medium | near favourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Scapa Flow. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2685 on 04/06/2023.
