Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage | 2001-2006 | 2,192 individuals | B2 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2001-2006 | 1,636 individuals | B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2001-2006 | 19,575 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2007 | high | favourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 2000 | 2192 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 1060 | 1636 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Y Fenai A Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait And Conwy Bay | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 26,502 | protected area contains site | 2,694 |
Y Fenai a Bae Conwy / Menai Strait and Conwy Bay | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Traeth Lafan/ Lavan Sands; Conway Bay | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,703 | is identical to site | 2,694 |
Traeth Lafan / Lavan Sands, Conway Bay | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Traeth Lafan | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 2,691 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,694 |
TRAETH LAFAN | Local Nature Reserve | 2,682 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 252,758 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2023.