Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4 (2007)
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Area: 211 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | very unfavourable | low |
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Site description
Two large and two small islands with associated skerries, lying about 6 km west of Lewis in the Minch. The vegetation consists primarily of maritime heath and grassland. The islands support breeding seabirds and wintering and passage Greenland Branta leucopsis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Shiant Isles. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.
