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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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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Threats to the site (pressure)
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)
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)
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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2023.