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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	2007	75 nests	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2007	1,226 nests	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2007	1,247 nests	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	2007	1,223 nests	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding	2001	17,208 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1999-2001	17,254 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	36	75	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	765	1,226	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	710	1,247	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	1,726	1,223	breeding pairs	71	near favourable
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	12,700	17,208	breeding pairs	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - seabirds	12,759	17,254	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Coquet Island	RSPB Reserve	100
1970	Coquet Island	Nature Reserve	35
1983	Coquet Island	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1992	North Northumberland	Heritage Coast	100
1993	Coquet Island	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2016	Coquet to St. Mary's	Marine Conservation Zone	65

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coquet Island (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coquet-island-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.