Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Scotland
IBA Justification: B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
Area: 2,309 hectares (23.09 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 | not assessed | medium | medium |
Site description (2007 baseline)
The island of Coll lies in the Inner Hebrides of western Scotland, north-west of Mull in Argyll and Bute. The IAB comprises an extensive area of maritime heath, blanket mire and open water in north-east Coll and the small islands of Gunna and Soy Gunna off the south-west coast. The site supports internationally important numbers of Greenland Branta leucopsis and Greenland Anser albifrons flavirostris, both of which roost within the site. The feeding areas of both goose species lie outside the IBA in other localities of Coll and Tiree.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coll (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coll-iba-united-kingdom on 25/01/2025.