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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
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	VU	breeding	2000	42,692 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	2000	8,539 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, B3, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding	2000	46,685 individuals	B1ii, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1999-2000	43,522 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1999-2000	43,445 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
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	75,000	42,692	breeding pairs	57	unfavourable
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	6,000	2,615	breeding pairs	44	unfavourable
Razorbill Alca torda	11,194	8,539	individuals	77	near favourable
Common Murre Uria aalge	44,776	46,685	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - seabirds	46,120	43,522	breeding pairs	95	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	76,010	43,445	breeding pairs	58	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bempton Cliffs	RSPB Reserve	6
1969	Bempton Cliffs	Nature Reserve	2
1985	Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1986	Flamborough Head	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1989	Flamborough Headland	Heritage Coast	100
1996	Flamborough Head	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2002	Flamborough Outer Headland	Local Nature Reserve	2
2002	South Landing	Local Nature Reserve	1
2005	Flamborough Head	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	70

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flamborough-head-and-bempton-cliffs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.