Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,601 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA covers Sandwich Bay and the estuary of the River Stour at Pegwell Bay, incorporating a wide range of habitats including rocky coastline, mudflats and shingle-beaches. The site is important for wintering and passage waders and waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/04/2021.
