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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
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	2001-2006	2,375 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage	2001-2006	53,640 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2001-2006	9,005 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	2001-2006	6,245 individuals	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2006	53 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2001-2006	72,376 individuals	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-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	1,688	2,375	individuals	100	favourable
Red Knot Calidris canutus	10,393	9,005	individuals	87	not assessed
Red Knot Calidris canutus	19,260	53,640	individuals	100	favourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	4,541	6,245	individuals	100	favourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	38	53	breeding pairs	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	34,692	72,376	individuals	100	favourable

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	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Gibraltar Point	National Nature Reserve	100
1988	Gibraltar Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1993	Gibraltar Point	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	98
1996	Gibraltar Point	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1996	The Wash And North Norfolk Coast	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	40
2001	Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes And Gibraltar Point	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61
2005	The Wash and North Norfolk Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	50
2011	Gibraltar Point	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	37

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gibraltar Point (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gibraltar-point-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.