Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,313 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Area of agricultural land on the north-west coast of the Isle of Lewis. The IBA is important for Crex crex, breeding waders and other upland species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: West Coast, Lewis (Corncrake). Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2020.
