Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 38 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA comprises boulder-strewn beaches and cliffs along the east side of Sumburgh Head, the most southerly tip of the Shetland mainland. The site is important for its colonies of breeding seabirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sumburgh Head. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.
