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Cardigan Island


Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Wales

IBA Justification: B1i, B3, C3 (2007)

Area: 21 hectares (0.21 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable high low


Site description (2007 baseline)
A small rocky island just to the north of the Cardigan estuary. The IBA is important for breeding seabirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cardigan Island (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cardigan-island-iba-united-kingdom on 05/01/2025.