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Site description (2007 baseline):

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.

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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 25/12/2024.