Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 46,490 hectares (464.90 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | poor | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
The site comprises three broad estuaries that drain into the Bay (the Taf, Tywi and Gwendraeth) in addition to the Bay itself and part of the coast. A wide range of coastal habitats are represented. The IBA is important for wintering and passage wildfowl and waders, and for breeding wildfowl and waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bae Caerfyrddin/Carmarthen Bay (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bae-caerfyrddin-carmarthen-bay-iba-united-kingdom on 26/12/2024.