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East Sanday


Site description (2007 baseline):

Site location and context
A low-lying rocky coastline interspersed with sandy bays. Sand-dune and machair habitats support species-rich plant communities. The IBA is important for both wintering and breeding waders, and also breeding Sterna paradisaea and wintering Plectrophenax nivalis.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Sanday (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-sanday-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.