UK069
Tamar Estuaries Complex


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 1,939 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable low low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The Tamar estuary system is a large marine inlet on the English Channel coast, and includes the estuaries of the Rivers Tamar, Lynher and Tavy, which collectively drain an extensive part of Devon and Cornwall. The site comprises extensive mudflats and areas of saltmarsh, freshwater reedmarsh Phragmites, and fen. The IBA is important for wintering waders and waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tamar Estuaries Complex. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tamar-estuaries-complex-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.