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Canna and Sanday


Site description (2007 baseline):

Site location and context
Two islands and associated islets and stacks, to the north-west of the much larger island of Rum. They support a variety of grassland habitats along with species-rich maritime heathland and machair-type calcareous grassland. The IBA holds important seabird colonies.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canna and Sanday (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canna-and-sanday-iba-united-kingdom on 21/12/2024.